ligate
pronunciation
How to pronounce ligate in British English: UK [lɪˈgeɪt]
How to pronounce ligate in American English: US [laɪˈgeɪt]
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- Verb:
- join letters in a ligature when writing
- bind chemically
- bind with a bandage or ligature
Word Origin
- ligate (v.)
- 1590s, from Latin ligatus, past participle of ligare "to bind" (see ligament). Related: Ligated; ligating.
Example
- 1. Ligate around the hemostats . Got it.am I gonna die ?
- 2. Objective to explore the safety and feasibility of using ordinary silk thread to ligate cystic duct and cystic artery in three-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy .