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ligation
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[lɪˈɡeɪʃn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the surgical procedure of tying a ligature tightly around a blood vessel or other duct or tube in the body
(e.g: the ligation of the cystic duct)
- the joining of two DNA strands or other molecules by a phosphate ester linkage
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English: from late Latin ligatio(n-), from the verb ligare (see ligate)
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