Any substance, such as gut, nylon, silk, or wire, used to tie an object or strangulate a part.
A wire or other material used to secure an orthodontic attachment.
A thread or wire tied tightly around a blood vessel, the pedicle of a tumor, or other structure in order to constrict it.
A thread used to tie vessels or a lumen, e.g. to tie a blood vessel to stop bleeding.
Filament (catgut), thread (silk), or wire (chromic) used to encircle a part to close it off (as a blood vessel) or to fasten or tie the part.
The material used in ligation, the tying off of a blood vessel or duct. The ligature is typically a length of threadlike material; it can be made of cotton, wire, silk, or any other suitable material. A soft, thin wire or elastic ligature is often used in orthodontic procedures.
Any material, such as nylon, silk, catgut, or wire, that is tied firmly around a blood vessel to stop it bleeding or around the base of a structure (such as the pedicle of a growth) to constrict it.
A cord or thread used to tie around arteries in order to stop the circulation through them, or to prevent escape of blood from their cut ends. Ligatures are generally made of catgut or silk, and are tied with a reef-knot.
A cord or thread used to secure blood vessels, or the action of tying or binding them. These cords can be crafted from materials such as silkworm gut, nylon, kangaroo tendon, and occasionally from steel or silver wire.