n 1  :  something that is used to bind : specif  :  a filament (as a thread) used in surgery (as for tying blood vessels)  2  :  the action or result of binding or tying <the of an artery> 
vt, -tured  -tur*ing  :  to tie up or bind <ligaturing the blood vessels -Veterinary Record>  .
 
    
 
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