Word: ligation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: li
ga
tion
Definition: The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel or fallopian tube during surgery.
Morphemes:
Affix: ligate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To bind with a ligature or bandage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ligātus
Language: la
Decoded: ligatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: bandaged, wrapped, having been bandaged.
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.