in·os·cu·late 
(
ĭn-
ŏs
ky
ə-l
āt
′)
v. in·os·cu·lat·ed, in·os·cu·lat·ing, in·os·cu·lates
v.tr.1. To unite (blood vessels, nerve fibers, or ducts) by small openings.
2. To make continuous; blend.
v.intr.1. To open into one another.
2. To unite so as to be continuous; blend.
[IN-2 + Latin ōsculāre, ōsculāt-, to provide with an opening (from ōsculum, diminutive of ōs, mouth; see ōs- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]
in·os′cu·lation n.