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.

Words nearby anastomose

anastasia, anastasis, anastasius i, anastigmat, anastigmatic, anastomose, anastomosis, anastomotic branch, anastomotic ulcer, anastrophe, anastrozole

Origin of anastomose

First recorded in 1690–1700; back formation from anastomosis

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Examples from the Web for anastomose

Lastly, towards the caudal region the right and left strands approach and anastomose, eventually coalescing in the mid line.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
These ribs are very irregular, and anastomose with each other throughout; the pileus hollow, opening into the irregular stem.
Mushroom Culture|W. Robinson
These represent ridges or crests which anastomose over the pileus, forming reticulations.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson
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

Near the ciliary end of the vitreous humour they anastomose with the vessels of the membrana capsulo-pupillaris.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for anastomose

anastomose

/ (əˈnæstəˌməʊz) /

verb

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

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Medicine definitions for anastomose

anastomose

[ ə-năs′tə-mōz′, -mōs′ ]

v.

To join by anastomosis.

To be connected by anastomosis.