ANASTOMOSIS


Meaning of ANASTOMOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˌnas-tə-ˈmō-səs ]

noun

( plural anas·to·mo·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek anastomōsis, 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 -ˈmä-tik adjective

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