a·nas·to·mose

[uh-nas-tuh-mohz]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), a·nas·to·mosed, a·nas·to·mos·ing. Physiology, Anatomy, Geology.
to communicate or connect by anastomosis.

Origin:
1690–1700; back formation from anastomosis

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anastomose (əˈnæstəˌməʊz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
to join (two parts of a blood vessel, etc) by anastomosis

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anastomose a·nas·to·mose (ə-nās'tə-mōz', -mōs')
v. a·nas·to·mosed, a·nas·to·mos·es, a·nas·to·mos·ing

  1. To join by anastomosis.

  2. To be connected by anastomosis.

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Example sentences
These vessels do not anastomose with each other, but form what are called
  end-arteries.
The ramifications of this vessel anastomose with the arteries of the cancellous
  and compact tissues.
The arteries of neighboring lobules are independent of each other, but the
  veins freely anastomose.
The veins returning the blood from the cranial dura mater anastomose with the
  diploic veins and end in the various sinuses.
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