ligate
Tie off surgically
To ligate is to tie off with a ligature—a thread or wire used to bind something tightly.
The term appears most often in surgery, where surgeons ligate blood vessels to stop bleeding or close off ducts: The surgeon ligated the artery before making the incision.
In molecular biology, to ligate is to join DNA fragments using an enzyme.
Medical wound closure
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- clampDevice for holding tight
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
hemostasis · tourniquet · cauterize · stitch · bind · occlude · bleeding · vein
Hereditary code molecule
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- plasmidSelf-replicating DNA circle
- vectorQuantity with direction
- cloneGenetically identical organism
restriction · recombinant · insert · fragment · nucleotide · splice · gene · biotechnology
Of egg-carrying ducts
- tubalRelating to anatomical channels
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- vasAnatomical vessel or channel
- deferensMale reproductive duct
vasectomy · duct · contraception · fertility · reproductive · obstruct · block · permanent
suture
Medical wound closure
artery · hemostasis · tourniquet · cauterize · stitch · bind · occlude · bleeding · vein · knot
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
clone · restriction · recombinant · insert · fragment · nucleotide · splice · gene · biotechnology · polymerase
fallopian
Of egg-carrying ducts
- tubalRelating to anatomical channels
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- vasAnatomical vessel or channel
deferens · vasectomy · duct · contraception · fertility · reproductive · obstruct · block · permanent · bilateral
- torn ligamentDamaged joint-stabilizing tissue
- ligament tearRuptured joint connector
- tubal ligationFallopian tube severance surgery
- suspensory ligamentFibers holding ocular lens
- anterior cruciate ligamentKnee's rotational stability band
- cruciate ligamentKnee's cross-shaped stabilizers
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