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n. The act of binding or of applying a ligature.

n. The state of being bound.

n. Something that binds; a ligature.

n. Something that ties, a ligature.

n. The act of tying, of applying a ligature.

n. The state of having a ligature, of being tied.

n. The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel or fallopian tube during surgery.

n. The act of binding, or the state of being bound.

n. That which binds; bond; connection.

n. A tying or binding, or the state of being tied or bound; constriction by a ligature or bond; especially, in surgery, the operation of tying an artery to prevent hemorrhage, as after amputation, etc.

n. (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)

"The M.D. said “you’ve signed the papers for a tubal ligation, is that still what you want?”"

ligature    tying   

proximal ligation    distal ligation    immediate ligation    mediate ligation   

tubal ligation   

bond    connection   

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