anastomosis
Americannoun
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anastomoses
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Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
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Biology, Geology. connection between parts of any branching system, as veinlets in a leaf or branches of a stream.
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Surgery, Pathology. a joining of or opening between two organs or spaces that normally are not connected.
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a natural connection between two tubular structures, such as blood vessels
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the surgical union of two hollow organs or parts that are normally separate
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the separation and rejoining in a reticulate pattern of the veins of a leaf or of branches
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Origin of anastomosis
1605–15; < New Latin < Greek: opening. See ana-, stoma, -osis
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This had a repertoire of stitches, knots and manoeuvres that permitted it to plan and carry out a procedure, known as anastomosis, which involves sewing together two parts of a bodily tube.
From Economist ● May 4, 2016
The right and left anterior cerebral arteries join together to form an anastomosis called the anterior communicating artery.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The basilar artery is an anastomosis that begins at the junction of the two vertebral arteries and sends branches to the cerebellum and brain stem.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
"Oh," I said, "you're going to do an end-to-end anastomosis."
From Time Magazine Archive
As a rule, there is little arterial anastomosis across the middle line of the body near the surface, though the scalp, lips and thyroid body are exceptions.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
You will also find examples of anastomoses where two blood vessels that previously branched reconnect.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The anastomoses in the heart are very small.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Along the way it gives rise to numerous smaller branches that interconnect with the branches of the posterior interventricular artery, forming anastomoses.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
There is considerable, but not total, intermingling of the systemic and pulmonary blood at anastomoses in the smaller branches of the lungs.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In the absorbent system there are many anastomoses of the vessels, which seem of great consequence to the preservation of health.
From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
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