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Meaning of anastomosis

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

anastomosis

Pronunciation:/ənæstəˈməʊsɪs/

noun

Definitions

  1. A cross-connection between two blood vessels.

  2. An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels.

  3. The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.

  4. The insertion of one word within another, as in "underdarkneath" (James Joyce).