ligate
/lɪˈɡeɪt
/verb [with object] Surgery
Tie up (an artery or vessel): the uterine artery was ligated...
- We performed a splenectomy and ligated the bleeding vessels.
- Army nurses worked autonomously in the surgical arena, triaging the wounded, initiating blood transfusions, beginning penicillin regimens for those with open wounds, suturing, and ligating vessels.
- Then, the arteries were doubly ligated with silk sutures simultaneously.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin ligat- 'tied', from the verb ligare.