— ligative /lig"euh tiv/ , adj.
/luy gay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act of ligating, esp. of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
2. anything that binds or ties up; ligature.
[ 1590-1600; ligation- (s. of ligatio ), equiv. to L ligat ( us ) (see LIGATE) + -ion- -ION ]