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Anastomosis

noun
(pl. anastomoses)
1.
A natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous.  Synonym: inosculation.





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"Anastomosis" Quotes from Famous Books



... semilunar anastomosis radiate two main groups of arterial branches, an ascending group and a descending one. The ascending branches penetrate the substance of the os pedis, and emerge by the numerous foraminae on its ...
— Diseases of the Horse's Foot • Harry Caulton Reeks
... anastomosis) Communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, when usual routes are obstructed. Opening between two organs or spaces that normally ...
— Surgical Anatomy • Joseph Maclise


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