phlebophlebostomy

phlebophlebostomy

 [fleb″o-flĕ-bos´tah-me] operative anastomosis of one vein to another, as of the portal vein and inferior vena cava.

ve·no·ve·nos·to·my

(vē'nō-vē-nos'tŏ-mē), The formation of an anastomosis between two veins. Synonym(s): phlebophlebostomy [veno- + veno- + G. stoma, mouth]

phlebophlebostomy

(flĕb′ō-flĭ-bŏs′tə-mē)n. See venovenostomy.

ve·no·ve·nos·to·my

(vē'nō-vē-nos'tŏ-mē) The formation of an anastomosis between two veins.
Synonym(s): phlebophlebostomy. [veno- + veno- + G. stoma, mouth]