surgery vs ligate

surgery is a noun but ligate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
surgery	Yes	No	No	No
ligate	No	No	Yes	No

surgery (noun)	ligate (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures

surgery (verb)	ligate (verb)
	bind with a bandage or ligature
	bind chemically
	join letters in a ligature when writing