ligated
Tied with sutures
Ligated is the past tense of ligate, meaning tied off or bound with a surgical thread or wire.
In medicine, surgeons ligate blood vessels to stop bleeding or close off ducts: The surgeon ligated the artery before removing the tumor.
In molecular biology, ligated describes DNA fragments that have been joined together using an enzyme called ligase.
Fastened by knotting
- boundSecured or destined
- fastenedJoined or held together
- securedMade fast or obtained
- knottedTied with loops
wrapped · constricted · cinched · tethered · strapped · cord · thread · string
Medical wound closure
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- clampDevice for holding tight
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
vein · bleeding · tourniquet · occlusion · cauterize · stitches · incision · dissection
Hereditary code molecule
- plasmidSelf-replicating DNA circle
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- vectorQuantity with direction
- cloningMaking identical copies
nucleotide · fragment · splice · recombinant · insertion · phosphate · backbone · biotechnology
tied
Fastened by knotting
knotted · wrapped · constricted · cinched · tethered · strapped · cord · thread · string · rope
suture
Medical wound closure
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- clampDevice for holding tight
- vesselReceptacle for contents
artery · vein · bleeding · tourniquet · occlusion · cauterize · stitches · incision · dissection · resection
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
cloning · nucleotide · fragment · splice · recombinant · insertion · phosphate · backbone · biotechnology · sequencing
connected
Joined to another
united · coupled · attached · merged · bonded · spliced · combined · conjoined · concatenated
- tubal ligationFallopian tube severance surgery
obligation, obligatory, obligated, obligate, ligature, obligating, ligation