LIGATION


Meaning of LIGATION in English

I. līˈgāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin ligation-, ligatio, from Latin ligatus + -ion-, -io -ion

1. : the action of binding ; specifically : the surgical process of tying up a blood vessel

2. : something that binds : connection , ligature

II. noun

: the process of joining together by a chemical process especially to form a chain (as of DNA or protein)

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