ligation

[ lahy-gey-shuhn ]

/ laɪˈgeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.

anything that binds or ties up; ligature.

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Origin of ligation

1590–1600; <Late Latin ligātiōn- (stem of ligātiō), equivalent to Latin ligāt(us) (see ligate) + -iōn--ion

lig·a·tive

[lig-uh-tiv], /ˈlɪg ə tɪv/, adjective

Trevor, the man in Arizona planning to get a vasectomy, says his wife has been turned down for tubal ligation five times, while he’s so far faced little resistance in scheduling his own procedure.
Vasectomies Are Going Viral After the Roe v. Wade Leak, But They Aren’t a Solution to Abortion Bans|Jamie Ducharme|May 23, 2022|Time
I was on birth control pills for years, and when I got my OBGYN to agree to it- I got a tubal ligation.
Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories|Harry Siegel|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Tubal ligation is used by about the same number of women but is much less easy to undo.
How Over-the-Counter Birth Control Could Screw You|Kent Sepkowitz|November 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
What she now thinks they were talking about was a tubal ligation.
Sterilized for Being Poor?|Constantino Diaz-Duran|January 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST

It is the ligation of sense, but the liberty of reason, and our waking conceptions do not match the Fancies of our sleeps.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3)|Thomas Browne
The ligature may be applied on the cardiac side of the aneurysm—proximal ligation, or to the artery beyond—distal ligation.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Ligation of the aorta has so far been unsuccessful, but in one case operated upon by Keen the patient survived forty-eight days.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Those most suitable for ligation are cases in which the aneurysm is circumscribed and globular (Sheen).
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
If ligation is found to be impracticable, the Moore-Corradi method or Macewen's needling may be tried.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles