anastomose

American  

[uh-nas-tuh-mohz] / əˈnæs təˌmoʊz /

verb (used with or without object)

Physiology, Anatomy, Geology.

anastomosed, anastomosing

1. to communicate or connect by anastomosis.

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anastomose British  

/ əˈnæstəˌməʊz /

verb

1. to join (two parts of a blood vessel, etc) by anastomosis

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Etymology

Origin of anastomose

First recorded in 1690–1700; back formation from anastomosis

Example Sentences

Capillitium of slender brown or blackish threads, which immediately branch and anastomose, forming a dense interior network of large irregular meshes, the ultimate branchlets of which support a superficial network of small polygonal meshes.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)

The numerous ramifications of these branches anastomose both anteriorly and posteriorly with their corresponding branches of the artery of the opposite side.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

The gills are white, broad, not much crowded, and run down on the stem in long elevated lines resembling veins, which anastomose often in a reticulate fashion.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis

Capillitium of slender dark-brown threads, which branch and anastomose quite irregularly, forming a network of intermingled large and small meshes, ending in long, tapering, free extremities.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)

Capillitium of slender, tawny-brown threads, which immediately branch and anastomose, forming a dense interior network of large irregular meshes, supporting a superficial network of small polygonal meshes.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)