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anastomosis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ənæstəˈməʊsɪs/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A cross-connection between two blood vessels.
2. (countable, uncountable) An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels.
   • (...) our grandam, which we are linked up with by successive anastomosis of navelcords sold us all, seed, breed and generation, for a penny pippin. 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
   • A dark purple fluid appeared to pulse in the tortuous anastomoses of channels which lay under the surface. 1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed:
3. (countable, uncountable) The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.
4. (countable, uncountable) The insertion of one word within another, as in "underdarkneath" (James Joyce).

Forms

Deriveds

reanastomosis · neuroanastomosis · enteroanastomosis · gastroenteroanastomosis · anastomotic · microanastomosis · gastroanastomosis · ureterocystanastomosis

Relateds

anastomose · anastomosed

Translations (31)

cs zkrat (connection between blood vessels) · it anastomosi (connection between two channels) · ca anastomosi (connection between blood vessels) · el αναστόμωση (connection between two channels) · pt anastomose (creation of a connection between blood vessels) · it anastomosi (connection between blood vessels) · it anastomosi (creation of a connection between blood vessels) · grc ἀναστόμωσις (connection between two channels) · es anastomosis (creation of a connection between blood vessels) · es anastomosis (connection between two channels) · ga anastamóis (connection between blood vessels) · pl anastomoza (creation of a connection between blood vessels) · id anastomosis (connection between two channels) · ca anastomosi (creation of a connection between blood vessels) · de Anastomose (connection between blood vessels) · ga anastamóis (creation of a connection between blood vessels) · id anastomosis (connection between blood vessels) · pl anastomoza (connection between two channels) · id anastomosis (creation of a connection between blood vessels) · pt anastomose (connection between blood vessels) · ga anastamóis (connection between two channels) · de Anastomose (creation of a connection between blood vessels) · el αναστόμωση (creation of a connection between blood vessels) · pt anastomose (connection between two channels) · ca anastomosi (connection between two channels) · grc ἀναστόμωσις (connection between blood vessels) · el αναστόμωση (connection between blood vessels) · pl anastomoza (connection between blood vessels) · de Anastomose (connection between two channels) · cs anastomóza (connection between blood vessels) · es anastomosis (connection between blood vessels)