释义 |
li·ga·tion I. \līˈgāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin ligation-, ligatio, from Latin ligatus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the action of binding; specifically : the surgical process of tying up a blood vessel 2. : something that binds : connection, ligature II. noun : the process of joining together by a chemical process especially to form a chain (as of DNA or protein) |