anastomose
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of anastomose
First recorded in 1690–1700; back formation from anastomosis
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These represent ridges or crests which anastomose over the pileus, forming reticulations.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis
The ramifications of these series freely anastomose with corresponding vessels of the opposite side.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
The threads appear at first sight entirely simple, but are really several times furcate, and not infrequently anastomose.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
The gills are white, broad, not much crowded, and run down on the stem in long elevated lines resembling veins, which anastomose often in a reticulate fashion.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis
Occasionally one or two filaments cross from one wall to another, and once I have seen these anastomose.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
In various species of Cheiroteuthis the suckers on the tentacular arms are very feeble, but the bottom of the cup is covered by a number of anastomosed epithelial filaments which are used as a fishing-net.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
Occasionally, indeed, in this plant, the transition may be still more definitely observed, in leaves which are half anastomosed and half thread-like.'
From Man or Matter by Lehrs, Ernst
The flexor carpi ulnaris may also be anastomosed with the common extensor of the fingers.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
This aberrant artery anastomosed below the elbow-joint with the radial side of the radial artery.
From On the Genesis of Species by Mivart, St. George
M. du Chaillu also established the facts that the Nazareth river was the northern arm of the Delta, and that the Fernão Vaz anastomosed with the Delta's southern arm.
From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
There are three established systems connecting the eastern seaboard to the Mississippi River and anastomosing over the coal and industrial regions between the Ohio River and the Great Lakes.
From Time Magazine Archive
P. lateral, convex then exp. yellowish, striate, upper stratum gelatinous; g. decur. broad, anastomosing behind, white then sulphur.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
It is uniformly composed throughout of a colorless mucilage, with no appreciable texture, in which are distributed very fine, diversely branched, and anastomosing filaments.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
P. 3-7 cm. more or less fan-shaped, whitish or yellowish-buff, cuticle gelatinous, rather hispid; g. anastomosing behind, white then reddish, veined; s. 1-3 cm. reddish, hispid; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
Frequently the lumen is branched and may form a complicated anastomosing network in these cells.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
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