What's the difference between ligation and limation?
Ligation
Definition:
(n.) The act of binding, or the state of being bound.
(n.) That which binds; bond; connection.
Example Sentences:
(1) Following central retinal artery ligation, infarction of the retinal ganglion cells was reflected by a 97 per cent reduction in the radioactively labeled protein within the optic nerve.
(2) Myocardial ischaemia was induced in perfused rabbit hearts by ligating the left main coronary artery.
(3) Our results show that stenosis of about one-third of the original external diameter of the artery and vein of the pedicle in our model did not have any significant influence on the survival of the flap and ligation of the femoral artery distal to the branch to the flap did not produce any statistical difference in the viability of the flap.
(4) These findings suggest that testicular vein ligation for varicoceles does not improve fertility.
(5) This proved that all four fistulas were acquired and that they were probably caused by the catgut ligatures used for ampullary ligation.
(6) Donor organs were anastomosed parallel to the recipient's heart and right lung, and the superior vena cava inflow was directed into the transplanted heart-left lung block after ligation of the recipient's superior vena cava proximal to the caval anastomosis.
(7) Portal vein ligation resulted in testicular atrophy and low serum testosterone concentrations.
(8) The intrarenal administration of acetylcholine produced a significant and comparable increase in RPF in all animals, including those with chronic ligation of CBS, but the rise in UNaV in the latter was significantly less than that in the other groups of dogs.
(9) Such conformations would account for the observed resistance of the double-hairpin structure to ligation, since the 3'OH and 5'P would no longer be collinear.
(10) Ligation of the left renal vein on the medial side of the adrenolumbar tributary maintained a patent left renal vein in all cases with 60% of left kidney biopsies showing no histological evidence of changes to glomeruli or tubules, and the remainder showing early acute tubular necrosis.
(11) Splenectomy and splenic artery ligation were performed.
(12) Continuous in utero tracheal ligation and drainage (over a period of 21-28 days) both result in malformations of the developing fetal lamb lung.
(13) Nitrogen mustard (N2M) treatment of rabbits induced neutropenia, and, in ligated ileal loops, it inhibited fluid secretion induced by salmonella or by cholera toxin (CT).
(14) The fistula was ligated by an access through the right atrium with good nearest and long-term results.
(15) A series of alkylazulene-1-sodium sulfonate derivatives which has an isopropyl group at 6-position were synthesized, and their anti-ulcer activities were examined in Shay pylorus-ligated rats.
(16) Venour ligation produced sixfold increases in lymph flow.
(17) In the second experiment, 15- and 30-day-old rats underwent unilateral carotid ligation followed by kindling in the ipsilateral amygdala.
(18) Although few major complications were noted in the IMAX ligation group, frequent minor complications were noted on prolonged follow-up.
(19) The new operative technique was used for anastomosis of previously ligated fallopian tubes in 14 cases and for unilateral midsegmental inflammatory tubal obstruction (previously left salpingectomy due to an ectopic pregnancy) in 1 case.
(20) Microsurgical vasovasostomy for the reversal of elective bilateral segmental vasectomy (vasectomy, vas ligation) was done in 57 patients (61 operations) between May 1977 and March 1984.
Limation
Definition:
(n.) The act of filing or polishing.
Example Sentences:
(1) Passaged ORS cells were grown exposed to air on HDF-populated collagen gels in the CRD device (Noser and Limat, In vitro 23, 541-545, 1987) which allows histiotypic tissue organization.
(2) Now it is combined with the profits from the bars and restaurants to pay for the snow and the piste-modelling too: “It would not be possible to run the mountain without that.” C limate change is not something many ski resorts want to talk about.