Ligation

Pronunciation: /laɪˈɡeɪʃən/

Ligation (noun)

  1. The medical process of tying a thread around a blood vessel to stop bleeding.
  2. The scientific method of connecting two pieces of DNA together.
  3. The act of tying or binding something tightly.

Examples

  • The surgeon performed ligation to stop the bleeding.
  • Ligation is necessary to prevent excessive blood loss during surgery.

Common collocations: perform ligation, ligation procedure, effective ligation, DNA ligation, ligation reaction

Synonyms of Ligation

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Ligation

  • — In the context of freeing or untying.