ligation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
Types & categories
- tying hypernym
- tubal ligation hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ligate |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | surgery |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | tying |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tubal ligation |