Term: ligature: thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: temporal bone: a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: dispatch case: case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: american standard code for information interchange: (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: stalinist: a follower of Stalin and Stalinism
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: whittler: someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: bata: a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: parthenocissus: woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: militia: civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: octroi: a tax on various goods brought into a town
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: chinese chestnut: a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China