Ligation 4098093 211367357 2008-05-10T00:03:10Z Woodshed 1010995 {{wiktionary}} '''Ligation''' may refer to: * The act of making a [[Ligature (medicine)|ligature]] (tie). In medicine, a ligature is a device, similar to a tourniquet, usually of thread or string, tied around a limb, blood vessel or similar to restrict blood flow. A ligature can be used for tumor strangulation, carried out before removal. *[[Chemical ligation]], the process of producing peptides from amino acids *The DNA-ligating action of [[DNA ligase]] *[[Tubal ligation]], a method of female sterilization {{Disamb}}