Part 6521

<i>Hawthorne.</i>

<blockquote>Interwoven is the love of liberty with every <b>ligament</b> of your hearts. <i>Washington.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which supports or retains an organ in place; <as>as, the gastrophrenic <ex>ligament</ex>, connecting the diaphragm and stomach</as>.</def>

<h1>Ligamental, Ligamentous</h1> <Xpage=851>

<hw><hw>Lig`a*men"tal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Lig"a*men"tous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ligamenteux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; <as>as, a strong <ex>ligamentous</ex> membrane</as>.</def>

<h1>Ligan</h1> <Xpage=851>

<hw>Li"gan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt><ety>[Cf. L. <ets>ligare</ets> to bind, to tie, <ets>ligamen</ets> band, bandage, E. <ets>ligament</ets>, or <ets>ligsam</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Goods sunk in the sea, with a buoy attached in order that they may be found again. See <er>Jetsam</er> and <er>Flotsam</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>lagan</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<h1>Ligate</h1> <Xpage=851>

<hw>Li"gate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>ligatus</ets>, <ets>p</ets>. <ets>p</ets>. of <ets>ligare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage.</def>

<-- ((Molecular biology) To concatenate two strands of nucleic acid, usually DNA, in an end-to-end fashion, using a ligase. -->

<h1>Ligation</h1> <Xpage=851>

<hw>Li*ga"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>ligatio</ets>, fr. <ets>ligare</ets> to bind. Cf. <er>Liaison</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of binding, or the state of being bound.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which binds; bond; connection.</def>

<blockquote>Tied with tape, and sealed at each fold and <b>ligation</b>. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Ligator</h1> <Xpage=851>

<hw>Li*ga"tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Ligate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An instrument for ligating, or for placing and fastening a ligature.</def>

<h1>Ligature</h1> <Xpage=851>

<hw>Lig"a*ture</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>ligatura</ets>, fr. <ets>ligare</ets>, <ets>ligatum</ets>, to bind: cf. f. <ets>ligature</ets>. Cf. <er>Ally</er>, <er>League</er>, <er>Legatura</er>, <er>Liable</er>, <er>Legament</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of binding.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Anything that binds; a band or bandage.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; <as>as, the <ex>ligature</ex> of a joint</as>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Impotence caused by magic or charms.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>6.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.</def>

<p><b>7.</b> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as <it>\'91</it>, <it>&filig;</it>, <it>&ffllig;</it>.</def>

<h1>Ligature</h1> <Xpage=851>

<hw>Lig"a*ture</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>To ligate; to tie.</def>

<h1>Lige</h1> <Xpage=851>