— anastomotic /euh nas'teuh mot"ik/ , adj.
/euh nas'teuh moh"sis/ , n. , pl. anastomoses /-seez/ .
1. Anat. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, esp. when usual routes are obstructed.
2. Biol. , Geol. connection between parts of any branching system, as veinlets in a leaf or branches of a stream.
3. Surg. , Pathol. a joining of or opening between two organs or spaces that normally are not connected.
[ 1605-15; ]