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Ligation vs Religation - What's the difference?

ligation | religation |

As nouns the difference between ligation and religation

is that ligation is something that ties, a ligature while religation is a second or subsequent ligation.

ligation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that ties, a ligature.
  • The act of tying, of applying a ligature.
  • The state of having a ligature, of being tied.
  • (medicine) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel or fallopian tube during surgery.
  • (chemistry) The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand

    • Anagrams

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    religation

    English

    Alternative forms

    *re-ligation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A second or subsequent ligation

    • See also

    *relegation