anastomosis

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Greek αναστομωσις, from αναστομουν ‘furnish with a mouth or outlet’, from ανα- ‘up, back, again, anew’ + στομα ‘mouth’.

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• IPA: /ənæstə'məʊsɪs/

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Wikipedia

anastomosis (plural anastomoses)

1. a cross-connection between two blood vessels
2. an interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels
   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses,

     (...) our grandam, which we are linked up with by successive anastomosis of navelcords sold us all, seed, breed and generation, for a penny pippin.

3. (medicine) the surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood-vessels or other channels

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