anastomose

[ uh-nas-tuh-mohz ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Physiology, Anatomy, Geology.

, a·nas·to·mosed, a·nas·to·mos·ing.

1. to communicate or connect by anastomosis.

anastomose

/ əˈnæstəˌməʊz /

verb

1. to join (two parts of a blood vessel, etc) by anastomosis

Word History and Origins

Origin of anastomose¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; back formation from anastomosis

Example Sentences

They anastomose and unite together, so that by stage L there is constructed a regular network.

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The threads appear at first sight entirely simple, but are really several times furcate, and not infrequently anastomose.

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Occasionally one or two filaments cross from one wall to another, and once I have seen these anastomose.

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The ramifications of these series freely anastomose with corresponding vessels of the opposite side.

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The lymphatics of the larynx anastomose to a large extent with the networks of the adjacent organs (tongue, pharynx, trachea).

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