| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb Present Tense | 1. Present tense conjugation of the verb anastomose.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (anastomose) | 1. Come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels anastomose".[Wordnet]. 2. Cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels".[Wordnet]. 3. To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: anastomosing, anastomosed, anastomoses, anastomoser, anastomosers, anastomosingly and anastomosedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "ANASTOMOSES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1806. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ANASTOMOSES
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Environment | Small, winding tubes that interconnect with each other in a maze-like pattern, normally along bedding-planes; frequently seen on ceilings where the rocks below have fallen away. (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | Anastomoses any connection between two arteries providing collateral (redundant) circulation of blood to a tissue. (references) | ||
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