Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
ligation Audio
li·ga·tion [ lahy-gey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Operative Surgical Procedures
Definitions related to ligation:
  • Application of a ligature to tie a vessel or strangulate a part.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The process of tying off blood vessels so that blood cannot flow to a part of the body or to a tumor.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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