Synonyms for "ligation" (25 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (5)

adhesiveaffixationannexationattachmentbinding

Strong matches (8)

bondbraidcablecordfastenerknotlashing

Noun(1 words)

colligation

Related words (12)

ligamentligaturelineropesplicestringtendonthongtwinetwistwireyarn

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

2 entries

ligaturetying

Related terms

1 entries

colligation

derived

10 entries

autoligationcrossligationheteroligationmisligationphotoligationpolyligationpostligationreligationtubal ligationvasoligation

has context

3 entries

chemistrymedicinesurgery

is a

3 entries

bandagingmedical proceduretying

related to

4 entries

complexligandligaturereaction

Translations

16 translations across 5 languages.

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Finnish

4 entries

• liitäntä noun (chemistry: formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand)
• sidoksen muodostuminen noun (chemistry: formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand)
• sidonta noun (something that ties)
• sidonta noun (act of tying)

Greek

1 entries

• απολίνωση noun (medicine: act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, etc)

Indonesian

2 entries

• ligasi noun (medicine: act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, etc)
• pengikatan noun (medicine: act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, etc)

Norwegian

1 entries

• ligering noun (act of tying)

Spanish

2 entries

• ligación noun (act of tying)
• ligación noun (state of being tied)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I had a tubal ligation.

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