Definition of "ligates" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ligate. (verb)

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• "The simple procedure, performed comfortably in a doctor's office with no general anesthesia effectively "ligates" the vas deferens with a small implantable titanium spring clip, stopping the flow of sperm."
• "The 32 amino acid sequence then binds and ligates the two fragments that then constitute a second copy of one of the other nine 32 long polypeptides."
• "Transformation of E. Coli with the overnights ligates"