ligations

/L AY0 G EY1 SH AH0 N Z/
noun
  1. 1

    (surgery) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, fallopian tube, etc during surgery; act of ligating.

  2. 2

    The act of tying, of applying a ligature.

  3. 3

    The state of having a ligature, of being tied.

  4. 4

    Something that ties, a ligature.

  5. 5

    (chemistry) The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand.