anastomosis
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- noun
- /əˌnæstəˈmoʊsɪs/
- Specialized
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anastomosis
- The surgeon created an anastomosis between the two blood vessels to improve circulation.
- arterial anastomosis
- microarterial anastomosis
- microvascular anastomosis
Examples
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The patency of the microvascular anastomosis is paramount for flap survival in microsurgery (1).
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Up to 25% need bile duct anastomosis as well.
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The appearance of the anastomosis can be observed in Figure 2.
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The major reason for failure is the problem of healing at the anastomosis line, especially in endothelial cells.
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Our results confirm the technical feasibility of this anastomosis technique.
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Subsequently, a 'milking' test was performed to check the anastomosis, which was followed by skin closure.
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If the proportions are not perfectly respected, the anastomosis will not be even.
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A possible clinical limitation of the HM technique is related to the reduced lumen at the anastomosis site.
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Bilateral neck exploration was performed to identify a suitable donor vessel for microvascular anastomosis.
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Healing of arterial anastomosis results in intimal hyperplasia in which myofibroblasts comprise the predominant cell type.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
A joining of tubes like blood vessels or tree branches so they become one
How Connected
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Surface Forms
Morphology
anastomosis = anastomose (opaque) = ana + stoma + osis
The noun is formed from medical Greek combining forms (ana- + stoma) and the medical suffix '-osis'; these elements are specialized and not guessable to average B1 learners.
Etymology
Anastomosis comes from the Greek parts ana- 'up' or 'again' and stoma 'mouth', so it literally means 'mouths joined together'. That's why an anastomosis is a connection between two tubes, for example blood vessels or parts of the intestine, that lets blood or other fluids flow from one to the other.