ligation

noun

li·​ga·​tion lī-ˈgā-shən 

1

: an act of ligating

2

: something that binds : ligature

Examples of ligation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One common option is banding or rubber band ligation. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2026

For more severe cases, Orlando says procedures such as rubber band ligation (placing a small band around the base of an internal hemorrhoid to cut off its blood supply) and sclerotherapy (an injection that shrinks the hemorrhoid), may be recommended. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025

In more severe cases, your provider may tie off the vein (ligation) and then remove it (stripping). — Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Sep. 2025

In advanced cases, surgical interventions like vein ligation or stripping may be necessary. — Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing ligation

• tubal ligation

Rhymes for ligation

• ablation
• aeration
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation

Kids Definition

ligation

noun

li·​ga·​tion lī-ˈgā-shən 

: the act of tying a bodily part (as a blood vessel) with a ligature

Medical Definition

ligation

noun

li·​ga·​tion lī-ˈgā-shən 

1

a

: the surgical process of tying up an anatomical channel (as a blood vessel)

b

: the process of joining together chemical chains (as of DNA or protein)

2

: something that binds : ligature