anastomose
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of anastomose
First recorded in 1690–1700; back formation from anastomosis
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Capillitium of very slender pale violet threads, which branch and anastomose to form a dense interior network of large irregular meshes, and then spread out into a superficial network of small polygonal meshes.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by A. P. (Andrew Price) Morgan
Lastly, towards the caudal region the right and left strands approach and anastomose, eventually coalescing in the mid line.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
Capillitium of slender dark-brown threads, which branch and anastomose quite irregularly, forming a network of intermingled large and small meshes, ending in long, tapering, free extremities.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by A. P. (Andrew Price) Morgan
The claim of this genus to be distinguished from Lamproderma must rest upon the fact that the branchlets of the capillitium do not anastomose and form a network.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by A. P. (Andrew Price) Morgan
Small accessory tentacles lie in grooves, but there is no tentacular pouch; the meridianal vessels anastomose in the lobes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
Occasionally, indeed, in this plant, the transition may be still more definitely observed, in leaves which are half anastomosed and half thread-like.'
From Man or Matter by Ernst Lehrs
To prevent paralysis of the tongue the lingual nerve may be divided, and its proximal end anastomosed with the distal end of the hypoglossal.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
The flexor carpi ulnaris may also be anastomosed with the common extensor of the fingers.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
This aberrant artery anastomosed below the elbow-joint with the radial side of the radial artery.
From On the Genesis of Species by St. George Mivart
In various species of Cheiroteuthis the suckers on the tentacular arms are very feeble, but the bottom of the cup is covered by a number of anastomosed epithelial filaments which are used as a fishing-net.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
There are three established systems connecting the eastern seaboard to the Mississippi River and anastomosing over the coal and industrial regions between the Ohio River and the Great Lakes.
From Time Magazine Archive
P. lateral, convex then exp. yellowish, striate, upper stratum gelatinous; g. decur. broad, anastomosing behind, white then sulphur.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
P. 1-2 cm. conical then exp. irreg. with grey meal formed of large, elliptical, smooth conidia; g. adnate, thick, distant, then forked and anastomosing, dusky; s. 2-6 cm. whitish, floccosely downy; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Cinenchyma, si-neng′ki-ma, n. laticiferous tissue, consisting of irregularly branching and anastomosing vessels.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
P. 5-9 cm. oblique or subcircular, hard, whitish with brownish spot-like squamules, flesh white then yellowish; g. decur. not anastomosing behind, white tinged yellow; s. 2-3 cm. sublateral, ring fugacious, torn; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
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