HyperDic: ligation

English > 1 sense of the word *ligation*:
NOUN	act	ligation	(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)

ligation > pronunciation
Sounds	laygey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *ligation*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery).
Category	surgery	The branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
Narrower	tubal ligation	A sterilization procedure with women
Broader	tying, ligature	The act of tying or binding things together
Spanish	ligamiento
Catalan	lligament
Verbs	ligate	bind with a bandage or ligature