[ əˌnastə'məʊsɪs ]
■ noun ( plural anastomoses -si:z ) technical a cross-connection between adjacent channels, tubes, fibres, or other parts of a network.
↘ Medicine a connection made surgically between adjacent blood vessels, parts of the intestine, or other channels of the body.
Derivatives
anastomotic adjective &noun
Origin
C16: mod. L., from Gk anastomōsis , from anastomoun 'provide with a mouth'.