anastomoseverb [ T ]
uk/əˈnæst.ə.məʊz/us/əˈnæs.təˌmoʊz/specializedto join two tube-shaped body parts together so that liquid etc. can flow through
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Medical treatment: surgery
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- amputate
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- anesthesiology
- aortic root surgery
- circumcise
- collagen
- eviscerate
- frontal lobotomy
- implant
- keyhole surgery
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- laparotomy
- ligation
- nephron-sparing surgery
- nose job
- transplant
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- The Middle Branch descends between the artery and the vein, and freely anastomoses with the two other branches.
- The flexor carpi ulnaris may also be anastomosed with the common extensor of the fingers.
- The ramifications of these series freely anastomose with corresponding vessels of the opposite side.