Ligature

Ligature may refer to:

  • Ligature (medicine), a piece of suture used to shut off a blood vessel or other anatomical structure
    • Ligature (orthodontic)
  • Ligature (music), an element of musical notation used especially in the medieval and Renaissance periods
  • Ligature (instrument), a device used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument
  • Orthographic ligature, a combination of two or more letters into a single symbol

See also

  • Ligature strangulation
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