Ligation
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'''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
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