anastomose
[ uh-nas-tuh-mohz ]
/ əˈnæs təˌmoʊz /
verb (used with or without object), a·nas·to·mosed, a·nas·to·mos·ing. Physiology, Anatomy, Geology.
to communicate or connect by anastomosis.
Origin of anastomose
First recorded in 1690–1700; back formation from
anastomosis
Words nearby anastomose
anastasia,
anastasis,
anastasius i,
anastigmat,
anastigmatic,
anastomose,
anastomosis,
anastomotic branch,
anastomotic ulcer,
anastrophe,
anastrozole
Definition for anastomoses (2 of 2)
anastomosis
[ uh-nas-tuh-moh-sis ]
/ əˌnæs təˈmoʊ sɪs /
noun, plural a·nas·to·mo·ses [uh-nas-tuh-moh-seez] /əˌnæs təˈmoʊ siz/.
Anatomy.
communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
Biology, Geology.
connection between parts of any branching system, as veinlets in a leaf or branches of a stream.
Surgery, Pathology.
a joining of or opening between two organs or spaces that normally are not connected.
OTHER WORDS FROM anastomosis
a·nas·to·mot·ic [uh-nas-tuh-mot-ik] /əˌnæs təˈmɒt ɪk/, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for anastomoses
Galen, you may remember, recognized that there were anastomoses, but Harvey preferred the idea of filtration.
The Evolution of Modern Medicine |William OslerHere it enters the interior of the bone (the semilunar sinus) and anastomoses with the corresponding artery of the opposite side.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot |Harry Caulton ReeksIn the limbs as in the lungs the blood passes from artery to vein by anastomoses and porosities.
An Introduction to the History of Science |Walter Libby
British Dictionary definitions for anastomoses (1 of 2)
anastomose
/ (əˈnæstəˌməʊz) /
verb
to join (two parts of a blood vessel, etc) by anastomosis
British Dictionary definitions for anastomoses (2 of 2)
anastomosis
/ (əˌnæstəˈməʊsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-siːz)
a natural connection between two tubular structures, such as blood vessels
the surgical union of two hollow organs or parts that are normally separate
the separation and rejoining in a reticulate pattern of the veins of a leaf or of branches
Derived forms of anastomosis
anastomotic (əˌnæstəˈmɒtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for anastomosis
C16: via New Latin from Greek: opening, from
anastomoun to equip with a mouth, from
stoma mouth
Medical definitions for anastomoses (1 of 2)
anastomose
[ ə-năs′tə-mōz′, -mōs′ ]
v.
To join by anastomosis.
To be connected by anastomosis.
Medical definitions for anastomoses (2 of 2)
anastomosis
[ ə-năs′tə-mō′sĭs ]
n. pl. a•nas•to•mo•ses (-sēz)
The direct or indirect connection of separate parts of a branching system to form a network, especially among blood vessels.
The surgical connection of separate or severed tubular hollow organs to form a continuous channel as between two parts of the intestine.
An opening created by surgery, trauma, or disease between two or more normally separate spaces or organs.