n.
Pronunciation: ə - ˌ nas-t ə - ' m ō -s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mo · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek anastom ō sis, from anastomoun to provide with an outlet, from ana- + stoma mouth, opening ― more at STOMACH
Date: 1541
1 : the union of parts or branches (as of streams, blood vessels, or leaf veins) so as to intercommunicate or interconnect
2 : a product of anastomosis : NETWORK
– anas · to · mot · ic \ - ' mä-tik \ adjective