anastomoses

/AE1 N AH0 S T OW0 M OW1 Z AH0 S/

verb

1
(of streams and rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network.
2
(of rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join by anastomosis.

Synonyms

noun

1
A cross-connection between two blood vessels.
2
An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels.
3
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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