ligation

Noun
  1. (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery) (synset 100149062)
    referred to in: surgery - the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
    is a type of: ligature, tying - the act of tying or binding things together
    subtypes: tubal ligation - a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations

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