ligate 3
verbdomain: hygiene
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
bind with a bandage or ligature
Examples
- 1.ligate the artery
EnglishDerivationally related form
ligation 1
noun
(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
ligature 6
noun
the act of tying or binding things together
ligature 4
noun
thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
surgery 1
noun
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
