to anastomose
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9.9
- verb
- /əˈnæstəˌmoʊz/
- Specialized
:
anastomosar
- These spaces and channels were anastomosing with one another and lined by attenuated endothelial cells reminiscent of lymphatic vessels.
- anastomosed jejunum
Examples
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A Roux-en-Y loop of jejunum is then anastomosed to both the preserved head tissue and the transected neck.
Academic text (2017) -
Unfortunately, microsurgeons occasionally encounter cases in which mismatched vessels must be anastomosed, which is a situation at high risk for flow turbulence.
Academic text (2015) -
In their and our experience, the ductal systems do not anastomose.
Academic text (1999) -
I had to resect the damaged piece and then anastomose the ends, a tedious piece of surgery even when half of your instruments haven't disappeared underwater.
Fiction book (1998) -
Histologically, tumors contain a proliferation of ramifying and anastomosing vascular channels that "dissect" through surrounding structures.
Academic text (2006) -
The anterior head, body, and tail portions of the main pancreatic duct are opened widely, and a Roux-en-Y loop of jejunum is anastomosed to the edges of the open ductal system.
Academic text (2017) -
The surgeon will anastomose the two blood vessels to improve circulation.
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After removing the damaged section, the doctor had to anastomose the healthy ends of the intestine.
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To restore proper function, the surgeon needs to anastomose the bile duct to the intestine.
Synonyms
14
7.3
To sew a cut or wound closed with thread
To grow together so two tubes, blood vessels or branches join
Antonyms
How Connected
Surface Forms
Morphology
anastomose = anastomosis (opaque) = ana + stoma + ose
The verb is a specialized medical back-formation from the noun 'anastomosis' formed from Greek combining forms; the parts are unlikely to help general learners infer the meaning.
Etymology
Anastomose comes from Greek parts ana- 'again' and stoma 'mouth' or 'opening', so think of joining two 'mouths'. Picture linking two straws or tubes so liquid can flow between them, and that's why to anastomose means to join tubes like blood vessels or ducts to make one continuous tube.