# ligature

> consists of a piece of thread (suture) tied around an anatomical structure, usually a blood vessel or another hollow structure (e.g. urethra) to shut it off

**Wikidata**: [Q2144381](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2144381)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligature_(medicine))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ligature-q2144381


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)