inosculation
noun
the act or process of inosculating.
inosculations
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pluralof inosculation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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By means of the two inosculations all the vessels on the same side of the leaf are brought into some sort of connection.
From Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin
What is the apparent design of the inosculations of the veins?
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
The only communications between the two circulations, were the foramen ovale, the ductus arteriosus, and, in the opinion of M. Tiedemann, the inosculations between the branches of the pulmonary and bronchial arteries.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
