anastomose

See also: anastomosé

English

Alternative forms

• anastamose

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈnæs.təˌmoʊz/

Verb

1. (transitive) (of rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join (two or more things) by anastomosis.
   • 2014 [2013], Rob Dinnis, Chris Stringer, Britain: One million years of human history, London: Natural History Museum, →ISBN, page 31:

     Happisburgh's humans discarded their stone tools close to one of several anastomosing, slow-flowing low-energy rivers, all of which meandered across a floodplain into a large estuary.

2. (intransitive) (of rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join by anastomosis.

Synonyms

• interconnect
• interjoin

Related terms

• anastomosis

Further reading

• Anastomosis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Adjective

anastomose (comparative more anastomose, superlative most anastomose)

1. (botany, mycology) Joined or run together.

Anagrams

• Sao Tomeans, São Toméans

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: anastomosent, anastomoses

Noun

anastomose f (plural anastomoses)

1. anastomosis

Derived terms

• anastomotique

Verb

anastomose

1. first-person singular present indicative of anastomoser
2. third-person singular present indicative of anastomoser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of anastomoser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of anastomoser
5. second-person singular imperative of anastomoser

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Portuguese

Noun

anastomose f (plural anastomoses)

1. (anatomy) anastomosis (connection between two channels or vessels)
2. (surgery) anastomosis (creation of a connection two channels or vessels)

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Spanish

Verb

anastomose

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of anastomosar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of anastomosar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of anastomosar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of anastomosar.