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Ligation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Ligation has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)

2

Something that ties, a ligature.

See Also
religation ligand reaction carboligase misligation autoligation vasoligation complex
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
tying
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
tubal ligation
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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