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a⋅nas⋅to⋅mose

  [uh-nas-tuh-mohz]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -mosed, -mos⋅ing. Physiology, Anatomy, Geology.
to communicate or connect by anastomosis.
Origin:
1690–1700; back formation from anastomosis
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a·nas·to·mose   (ə-nās'tə-mōz', -mōs')   
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.]
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Main Entry: anas·to·mose
Pronunciation: &-'nas-t&-"mOz, -"mOs
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -mosed; -mos·ing
transitive senses
: to connect or join by anastomosis anastomose intransitive senses
: to communicate by anastomosis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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