See Also: A-V anastomosis(medicine)
anastomosis(dictionary)
Anastomosis(health)
Anastomosis(medicine)
ureteroureteral anastomosis(medicine)
bevelled anastomosis(medicine)
cavopulmonary anastomosis(medicine)
circular anastomosis(medicine)
conjoined anastomosis(medicine)
cruciate anastomosis(medicine)

anastomosis (iou)



anastomosis noun. . L16.
[Greek anastomosis, from anastomoun furnish with a mouth or outlet, from ANA- + stoma mouth: see -OSIS.]
(A) cross-connection between two vessels, channels, branches, etc. (orig., blood-vessels). Also (Medicine), (a) surgical formation of an interconnecting passage between blood-vessels, hollow viscera, etc.
a'nastomose verb trans. (now rare) & intrans. connect or communicate by anastomosis L17.