Ligation Definition

lī-gāshən
ligations
noun
The act of binding or of applying a ligature.
American Heritage Medicine
The state of being bound.
American Heritage Medicine
Something that binds; a ligature.
American Heritage Medicine
(medicine) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel or fallopian tube during surgery.
Wiktionary

(chemistry) The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Ligation

Noun

Singular:
ligation
Plural:
ligations

Ligation Sentence Examples

  • A tubal ligation involves cutting the fallopian tubes, which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus.

  • Some women choose to have tubal ligation done just after giving birth.

  • In particular we are developing an efficient ligation approach in which two peptide fragments are coupled while still attached to the solid-phase.

  • An innovative approach is developed for monitoring the activity of E. coli DNA ligase catalyzing nucleic acid ligation in the report.

  • To have a tubal ligation the MoH said that clients must have a minimum score of 120.

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Words Starting With

LLILIG

Words Ending With

NONION

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ligation

Words Starting With L and Ending With N

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With L8 Letter Words Ending With N