Ligation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ligation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Ligation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ligation n (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ligation \Liga"tion\ (l[isl]g[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [L. ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. {Liaison}.] 1. The act of binding, or the state of being bound. 2. That which binds; bond; connection. Tied with tape, and sealed at each fold and ligation. --Sir W. Scott.