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samarskite(dictionary)

anastomosis (iou) and samarskite (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.

samarskite (medicine)


samarskite
<chemical> A rare mineral having a velvet-black colour and submetallic luster. It is a niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and cerium metals.

Origin: After Samarski, a Russian.

Source: Websters Dictionary