ligation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin ligatio, ligationis, from Latin ligo. Doublet of liaison. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /lɪˈɡeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === ligation (countable and uncountable, plural ligations) Something that ties, a ligature. The act of tying, of applying a ligature. The state of having a ligature, of being tied. (surgery) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, fallopian tube, etc during surgery; act of ligating. (chemistry) The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== colligation === Anagrams === intaglio, logitian, taglioni