Word: ligations
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: li
ga
tions
Definition: Plural of ligation; tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding 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.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.