ligature
结绳,结扎,结扎法,结语
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Definitions
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- : the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
- : anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord.
- : a tie or bond: the ligature of mutual need that bound them together.
- : Printing, Orthography. a stroke or bar connecting two letters.
- : Printing. a character or type combining two or more letters, as fl and æ.
- : Music. a slur. a group of notes connected by a slur.a metal band for securing the reed of a clarinet or saxophone to the mouthpiece.
- : Surgery. a thread or wire for constriction of blood vessels or for removing tumors by strangulation.
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lig·a·tured, lig·a·tur·ing.
- : to bind with a ligature; tie up; ligate.
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Examples
The ligature around his neck corresponded to a fragment of ligature still attached to the shower curtain.
He had scars on his stomach and buttocks, and ligature indentations on his wrists.
A fourth ligature, but this one swift as an arrow, darted towards his stomach, and wound around him there.
It would be the bursting of the ligature of the artery; and once under the water with its heavy burden, no power could raise it.
For a time the wound seemed to be progressing favorably, but the unlucky complication of the ligature threw him back.
On that day the ligature came away, giving instant and entire relief.
His hands were now immoderately swelled from the tightness of the ligature; and the pain had become intolerable.