Term: ligation: (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
Broader: tying: the act of tying or binding things together | Unrelated: bluegrass: any of various grasses of the genus Poa
Broader: tying: the act of tying or binding things together | Unrelated: deposit: a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
Broader: tying: the act of tying or binding things together | Unrelated: arawak: a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America
Broader: tying: the act of tying or binding things together | Unrelated: interspersion: the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things
Broader: tying: the act of tying or binding things together | Unrelated: tragus: a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear
Broader: tying: the act of tying or binding things together | Unrelated: head: (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
Broader: tying: the act of tying or binding things together | Unrelated: stitch: a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running
Broader: tying: the act of tying or binding things together | Unrelated: ductus arteriosus: a blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta; normally closes at birth
Broader: tying: the act of tying or binding things together | Unrelated: jewish calendar month: a month in the Jewish calendar
Broader: tying: the act of tying or binding things together | Unrelated: short sale: sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)