different between rigation vs ligation

English

From Latin rigatio, from rigare (“to water”).

rigation

Borrowed from Late Latin ligatio, ligationis, from Latin ligo. Doublet of liaison.

ligation (countable and uncountable, plural ligations)

Something that ties, a ligature.
The act of tying, of applying a ligature.
The state of having a ligature, of being tied.
(medicine) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel or fallopian tube during surgery.
(chemistry) The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand.

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