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anastomose, v.|əˈnæstəməʊz|
[a. Fr. anastomose-r, f. anastomose, f. mod.L. anastomōsis, f. Gr. ἀναστόµωσ-ις: see anastomosis.]
a. trans. To connect by anastomosis (? obs.).
b. intr. To communicate by anastomosis, to intercommunicate, inosculate. Said of blood-vessels, sap-vessels, rivers, and branches of trees.
1697in Phil. Trans. XIX. 465 The Umbilical Arteries which are anastomosed with the Veins of the Matrix. 1788Anderson in Phil. Trans. LXXIX. 158 An elongation of the sword-like cartilage..having anastomosed with that bone at the symphysis. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. Introd. 22 The veins of their leaves..anastomosing in various ways, so as to form a reticulated plexus of veins of unequal size. 1858Geikie Hist. Boulder v. 75 The ribs not straight, but irregularly anastomosing, that is, running into and coalescing with each other. 1881R. Burton in Academy 21 May 367/1 The Libu and the Lungo-é-ungo influents have anastomosed to form the Liambai-zambese. |