anastomose

American  

[uh-nas-tuh-mohz] / əˈnæs təˌmoʊz /

verb (used with or without object)

Physiology, Anatomy, Geology.

anastomosed, anastomosing

1. to communicate or connect by anastomosis.

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anastomose British  

/ əˈnæstəˌməʊz /

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of anastomose

First recorded in 1690–1700; back formation from anastomosis

Example Sentences

Nor have anastomosing tunnels or polygonal entrances been observed in fungal diggings previously.

From Scientific American

Blood and lymphatic endothelial cells never intermixed during vessel development, nor did blood and lymphatic capillaries anastomose under the described circumstances.

From Science Magazine

The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing network of its vessels.

From Project Gutenberg

He gives the name terminal arteries to those which have no anastomosing arterial branches.

From Project Gutenberg

Small accessory tentacles lie in grooves, but there is no tentacular pouch; the meridianal vessels anastomose in the lobes.

From Project Gutenberg