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a⋅nas⋅to⋅mo⋅sis

  [uh-nas-tuh-moh-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] .
1. Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, esp. when usual routes are obstructed.
2. Biology, Geology. connection between parts of any branching system, as veinlets in a leaf or branches of a stream.
3. Surgery, Pathology. a joining of or opening between two organs or spaces that normally are not connected.
Origin:
1605–15; < NL < Gk: opening. See ana-, stoma, -osis

Related forms:
a⋅nas⋅to⋅mot⋅ic  [uh-nas-tuh-mot-ik] , adjective
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a·nas·to·mo·sis   (ə-nās'tə-mō'sĭs)   
n.   pl. a·nas·to·mo·ses (-sēz)

  1. The connection of separate parts of a branching system to form a network, as of leaf veins, blood vessels, or a river and its branches.

  2. Medicine The surgical connection of separate or severed tubular hollow organs to form a continuous channel, as between two parts of the intestine.


[Late Latin anastomōsis, from Greek, outlet, from anastomoun, to furnish with a mouth : ana-, ana- + stoma, mouth.]
a·nas'to·mot'ic (-mŏt'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: anas·to·mo·sis
Pronunciation: &-"nas-t&-'mO-s&s, "an-&s-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural anas·to·mo·ses /-"sEz/
1 a : a communication between or coalescence of blood vessels b : the surgical union of parts andespecially hollow tubular parts <anastomosis of the ureter and colon is surgically practicable>
2 : a product of anastomosis; especially : a network(as of channels or branches) produced by anastomosis —anas·to·mot·ic /-'mät-ik/ adjective
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anastomosis a·nas·to·mo·sis (ə-nās'tə-mō'sĭs)
n. pl. a·nas·to·mo·ses (-sēz)

  1. The direct or indirect connection of separate parts of a branching system to form a network, especially among blood vessels.

  2. The surgical connection of separate or severed tubular hollow organs to form a continuous channel as between two parts of the intestine.

  3. An opening created by surgery, trauma, or disease between two or more normally separate spaces or organs.

a·nas'to·mot'ic (-mŏt'ĭk) adj.

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