[{"word":"ligation","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Something that ties, a ligature.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The act of tying, of applying a ligature.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The state of having a ligature, of being tied.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel or fallopian tube during surgery.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ligation"]}]