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Ligation


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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