anastomose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb come together or open into each other
    inosculate.
    • the blood vessels anastomose
  2. verb cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis
    inosculate.
    • anastomose blood vessels

WordNet

A*nas"to*mose intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. anastomoser, fr. anastomose. See Anastomosis.
Wordforms
imperfect past participle Anastomozed present participle & verbal noun Anastomosing
Definitions
  1. (Anat. & Bot.) To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins.
    The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing network of its vessels. I. Taylor.

Webster 1913