anastomosis

American  

[uh-nas-tuh-moh-sis] / əˌnæs təˈmoʊ sɪs /

noun

• anastomoses
  plural

1. Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.

2. Biology, Geology. connection between parts of any branching system, as veinlets in a leaf or branches of a stream.

3. Surgery, Pathology. a joining of or opening between two organs or spaces that normally are not connected.

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anastomosis British  

/ əˌnæstəˈməʊsɪs /

noun

1. a natural connection between two tubular structures, such as blood vessels

2. the surgical union of two hollow organs or parts that are normally separate

3. the separation and rejoining in a reticulate pattern of the veins of a leaf or of branches

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• anastomotic
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• anastomoses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of anastomosis

1605–15; < New Latin < Greek: opening. See ana-, stoma, -osis

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

anastomosis anastomoses

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 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

An arteriovenous anastomosis, which directly connects the arteriole with the venule, is shown at the bottom.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

"Oh," I said, "you're going to do an end-to-end anastomosis."

From Time Magazine Archive

But we are not aware that he has yet discovered the anastomosis of this conversion, or quite established the fact.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 by Various

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

The anastomoses in the heart are very small.

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

The “Voyage of Discovery” analogy and stick drawings mentioned earlier remain valid techniques for the study of systemic veins, but veins present a more difficult challenge because there are numerous anastomoses and multiple branches.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

If the obstructed artery is not terminal, the embolus may produce no further disturbance, the collateral supply of blood through the anastomoses sufficing for the nutrition and function of the part.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various