tie off

phrasal verb

tied off; tying off or tieing off; ties off
1
: to fasten or hold (something) by tying a knot or bow at its end
I finished knitting the last row and tied off the yarn.
2
: to close (something) with string, thread, etc.
The surgeon tied off the vein.

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For each possible step of the operation — for example, lymph node removal, tying off veins, or cutting through the urethra — the researchers pre-wrote descriptive text. Nancy Lapid, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025 If clips or rings were used to tie off your fallopian tubes, your tubes may be healthy enough to support a reversal procedure. Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025

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Medical Definition

tied off; tying off or tieing off
: to close by means of an encircling or enveloping ligature
tie off a bleeding vessel
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