a·nas·to·mose ( -n s t-m z , -ms)v. a·nas·to·mosed, a·nas·to·mos·ing, a·nas·to·mos·es v.tr. To join by anastomosis. v.intr. To be connected by anastomosis, as blood vessels. [Back-formation from anastomosis.] |
anastomose [əˈnæstəˌməʊz]
vb
(Medicine) to join (two parts of a blood vessel, etc.) by anastomosis
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| Verb | 1. |  anastomose - come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels anastomose"anastomose, inosculate - cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels" |
| 2. | anastomose - cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels" anastomose, inosculate - come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels anastomose" bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
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