inosculation

Examples

• All

• The surgeon performed an inosculation of the blood vessels to improve circulation.

• Through inosculation, the vascular tissues of the plant became interconnected, promoting nutrient flow.

• By this inosculation, humid vapors are subtly exhaled which corrupt or decompose the germs of things anxious to regenerate themselves.

  Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

G

graft

vsinosculation

• Specialized

7 5.5

A piece of plant joined to another to grow as one

is broader, covering both plant joining and tubular medical joining

A

anastomosis

vsinosculation

• Specialized

5 9.9

A connection between two tubes in the body, like blood vessels or intestine, that lets liquid flow between them

is the joining that makes tubular parts continuous rather than only connecting flow

C

concrescence

vsinosculation

• Specialized

9.9

A growing together of separate parts into one whole

is specific to tubular or branch joining, not general fusion

C

coaptation

vsinosculation

• Specialized

9.9

Bringing body parts together so they can heal after an injury or surgery

is about forming continuous tubes or branches, not only aligning parts for healing

I

ingrafting

vsinosculation

• Specialized

8.7

Joining part of one plant to another so it grows as one plant

is the joining of tubular parts to become continuous, not insertion into a host

Antonyms

S

separation

89 2.6

The process of moving apart or staying apart

How Joined

fusion

33 4.1

inosculation

• Specialized

9.9

junction

61 3.0

connection

• Specialized

60 3.3

contact

371 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology