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ligator

ligator noun: an instrument used for ligation, the placement or fastening of a ligature.

Noun

ligator (plural ligators)

  1. An instrument used for ligation, the placement or fastening of a ligature.

Forms of ligator

pluralligators

Origin of ligator

From ligate + -or.

Questions about ligator

What does ligator mean?
Ligator means an instrument used for ligation, the placement or fastening of a ligature.
What part of speech is ligator?
Ligator is a noun.
What is the plural of ligator?
The plural of ligator is ligators.

Words near ligator in the dictionary

  1. ligates
  2. ligating
  3. ligation
  4. ligations
  5. ligative
  6. ligator
  7. ligators
  8. ligatural
  9. ligature
  10. ligature point
  11. ligature points

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