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ligation

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lī gā′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
li•ga•tion  (lī gā′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Surgerythe act of ligating, esp. of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
  2. anything that binds or ties up; ligature.
  • Late Latin ligātiōn- (stem of ligātiō), equivalent. to Latin ligāt(us) (see ligate) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1590–1600

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