anastomose

[ uh-nas-tuh-mohz ]
/ əˈnæs təˌmoʊz /

verb (used with or without object), a·nas·to·mosed, a·nas·to·mos·ing. Physiology, Anatomy, Geology.

to communicate or connect by anastomosis.

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Origin of anastomose

First recorded in 1690–1700; back formation from anastomosis

Words nearby anastomose

anastasia, anastasis, anastasius i, anastigmat, anastigmatic, anastomose, anastomosis, anastomotic branch, anastomotic ulcer, anastrophe, anastrozole
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British Dictionary definitions for anastomose

anastomose
/ (əˈnæstəˌməʊz) /

verb

to join (two parts of a blood vessel, etc) by anastomosis
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Medical definitions for anastomose

anastomose
[ ə-năs′tə-mōz′, -mōs′ ]

v.

To join by anastomosis.
To be connected by anastomosis.
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