Ligation and Splice

Ligation

Ligation noun - Surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery.
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Splice and ligation are semantically related. in component topic. In some cases you can use "Splice" instead a noun "Ligation".

Splice

Splice noun - Joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together.
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Ligation and splice are semantically related. You can use "Ligation" instead a noun "Splice".

Nearby Words: split, spliced, splicing, splicer
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