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BIOLOGY: A
natural joint. The connection or place of connection of two or more
parts of a natural branching system, e.g. of blood vessels, leaf
veins, stems of woody plants, or rivers.
Also the interconnection or fusion of cells, tissues or organs. |
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SURGERY: a
surgical join between two tubes. |
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| [ From Greek “anastomoein" supply
with a mouth or opening "stoma" = mouth ] An
anastomosis is a connection between two structures, organs or
spaces. It commonly refers to a connection which is created
naturally or surgically between two hollow tubular structures.
Operation to connect two body parts. |
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To anastomose
[ Biology ]
Transitive verb: (past and past
participle Anastomosed,
present participle Anastomosing,
3rd person present singular Anastomoses) |
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To join tubular parts by
surgery: to join or open into each other; blood vessels or other
tubular parts in a surgical operation, to create a connection
between two formerly separate structures. |
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