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ELASTIC LIGATURE

\ɪlˈastɪk lˈɪɡət͡ʃə], \ɪlˈastɪk lˈɪɡət‍ʃə], \ɪ_l_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_k l_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə_tʃ_ə]\

Definitions of ELASTIC LIGATURE

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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One of india-rubber which slowly cuts through the part by reason of its contractility.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

caoutchouc band used to strangulate hemorrhoids and pedunculated growths.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A ligature made of India rubber.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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