anastomose

[ uh-nas-tuh-mohz ]

/ əˈnæs təˌmoʊz /

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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, anastrophe, anastrozole, anastylosis, anat.

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How to use anastomose in a sentence

They anastomose and unite together, so that by stage L there is constructed a regular network.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
The threads appear at first sight entirely simple, but are really several times furcate, and not infrequently anastomose.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
Occasionally one or two filaments cross from one wall to another, and once I have seen these anastomose.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
The ramifications of these series freely anastomose with corresponding vessels of the opposite side.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks

The lymphatics of the larynx anastomose to a large extent with the networks of the adjacent organs (tongue, pharynx, trachea).
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for anastomose

anastomose

/ (əˈnæstəˌməʊz) /

verb

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

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