Meaning of ANASTOMOSIS
| Pronunciation: | | u`nastu'mowsis
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| | Definition: | | [n] a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous |
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| | Synonyms: | | inosculation |
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| | See Also: | | colligation, conjugation, conjunction, junction | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*nas`to*mo"sis\, n.; pl. {Anastomoses}. [NL., fr.
Gr. ? opening, fr. ? to furnish with a mouth or opening, to
open; ? + sto`ma mouth: cf. F. anastomose.] (Anat. & Bot.)
The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between
two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication
between arteries or veins.
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| | Definition: | | A natural, pathological (traumatic or disease-produced) or surgical join between two hollow or tubular organs, as in parts of the bowel. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Fusion to form a network; used to describe veins in a leaf blade. |
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