ligation

1. 1. The act of binding or of applying a ligature.
   2. The state of being bound.
2. Something that binds; a ligature.

The binding together of tissue or teeth with wire, string, or thread for stabilization and immobilization.

1. application of a surgical ligature.
2. the joining of two DNA molecules by a phosphodiester bond. See also splicing.

• rubber-band l. — see rubber-band ligation.