anastomose

[ uh-nas-tuh-mohz ]

verb (used with or without object),a·nas·to·mosed, a·nas·to·mos·ing.Physiology, Anatomy, Geology.
  1. to communicate or connect by anastomosis.

Origin of anastomose

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; back formation from anastomosis

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How to use anastomose in a sentence

  • This aberrant artery anastomosed below the elbow-joint with the radial side of the radial artery.

    On the Genesis of Species | St. George Mivart
  • Cœliotomy was performed, the detached intestine cut away, and the proximal end of the bowel anastomosed into the ccum.

  • The flexor carpi ulnaris may also be anastomosed with the common extensor of the fingers.

    Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
  • Substance of the skeleton cartilaginous, fibres anastomosed in all directions, without any earthy spicula.

    The Ocean World: | Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for anastomose

anastomose

/ (əˈnæstəˌməʊz) /


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

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