anastomosis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
    inosculation.

WordNet

A*nas`to*mo"sis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. opening, fr. to furnish with a mouth or opening, to open; + mouth: cf. F. anastomose.
Wordforms
plural Anastomoses
Definitions
  1. (Anat. & Bot.) The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries or veins.

Webster 1913