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anastomosis

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀναστόμωσις (anastómōsis), from ἀναστομόω (anastomóō, furnish with a mouth or outlet).

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Noun

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anastomosis (countable and uncountable, 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.
    • 1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed[1]:
      A dark purple fluid appeared to pulse in the tortuous anastomoses of channels which lay under the surface.
  3. (surgery) The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.
  4. The insertion of one word within another, as in "underdarkneath" (James Joyce).

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /anastoˈmosis/ [a.nas.t̪oˈmo.sis]
  • Rhymes: -osis
  • Syllabification: a‧nas‧to‧mo‧sis

Noun

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anastomosis f (plural anastomosis)

  1. anastomosis
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