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

Capillitium of slender brown or blackish threads, which immediately branch and anastomose, forming a dense interior network of large irregular meshes, the ultimate branchlets of which support a superficial network of small polygonal meshes.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)

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

Capillitium of slender, tawny-brown threads, which immediately branch and anastomose, forming a dense interior network of large irregular meshes, supporting a superficial network of small polygonal meshes.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)

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 Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)

The bole bears sharp, broad-based thorns; the wings or flying buttresses are larger; several trunks rarely anastomose; the branches seldom stand out horizontally, nor are the leaves disposed in distinct festoons.

From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir