ligature
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(lig′ă-chŭr)

[L. ligatura, a tying, binding]
1. Process of binding or tying.
2. A thread or wire for tying a blood vessel or other structure in order to constrict or fasten it. The cord or material used may be catgut, synthetic suture materials such as nylon or Dacron, polyglycolic acid, or natural fibers such as silk or cotton. Sometimes strips of fascia obtained from the patient are used as a ligature.
SEE: suture
3. A noose.
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(lig′ă-chŭr)

[L. ligatura, a tying, binding]
1. Process of binding or tying.
2. A thread or wire for tying a blood vessel or other structure in order to constrict or fasten it. The cord or material used may be catgut, synthetic suture materials such as nylon or Dacron, polyglycolic acid, or natural fibers such as silk or cotton. Sometimes strips of fascia obtained from the patient are used as a ligature.
SEE: suture
3. A noose.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Ligature." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central Redesign, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769554/all/ligature.
Ligature. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769554/all/ligature. Accessed January 30, 2023.
Ligature. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769554/all/ligature
Ligature [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 January 30]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769554/all/ligature.
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