| ligatin | <protein> Polypeptide (10 kD monomer) that forms 3-4.5 nm polymeric fibrils on the outside of chick neural retina cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| ligating | <dentistry> An adjective used to describe components used to attach archwires to brackets. For example a ligating module is a small plastic piece that goes over the brackets to hold in your archwires. (08 Jan 1998) |
| ligating module | <dentistry> A small plastic piece, shaped like a donut, which is used to hold the arch wires in the brackets on your teeth. (08 Jan 1998) |