verb
- to tie or bind with a ligature, especially to tie off a blood vessel or duct during surgery
Usage: medical
Examples
- The surgeon will ligate the artery to stop the bleeding.
- During the procedure, they had to ligate several small vessels.
- The doctor carefully ligated the fallopian tubes.
- It’s important to properly ligate all bleeding points before closing the incision.
- The veterinarian will ligate the blood supply to remove the tumor.
- Medical students learn how to ligate vessels in their surgical training.