English
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Etymology
Greek ανα��ομ��ι�, from ανα��ομο�ν �furnish with a mouth or outlet�, from ανα- �up, back, again, anew� + ��ομα �mouth�.
Pronunciation
IPA: /�næst�'m��sɪs/
Noun
anastomosis
- a cross-connection between two blood-vessels
- an interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels
#:*1922: (...) our grandam, which we are linked up with by successive anastomosis of navelcords sold us all, seed, breed and generation, for a penny pippin. (Joyce, Ulysses)
- medicine the surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood-vessels or other channels
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