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Etymology
Origin of ligation
1590–1600; < Late Latin ligātiōn- (stem of ligātiō ), equivalent to Latin ligāt ( us ) ( see ligate) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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When she first approached a doctor about tubal ligation at the age of 23, she was met with resistance.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025
I didn't have to worry about that to the point where a year after we were married, I went ahead and had tubal ligation because he didn't want kids, I didn't want kids.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2024
Researchers say this could change how people view tubal ligation as a so-called “permanent” contraception option, and how providers discuss birth control options post-Dobbs.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2024
These groundbreaking NKeNDs simultaneously display cancer-targeting ligands, such as HER2Afb or EGFRAfb, and NK cell-recruiting ligands, aCD16Nb, on the surface of the AaLS through the SpyCatcher/SpyTag protein ligation system.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2023
We won her freedom after establishing that she had had a tubal ligation five years prior to her arrest, which made it biologically impossible for her to conceive, let alone give birth to, a child.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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