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Anastomosis - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Anastomosis : (noun)
1: a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of
tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
[syn: inosculation]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Anastomosis : \A*nas`to*mo"sis\, n.; pl. Anastomoses. [NL., fr.
Gr. ? opening, fr. ? to furnish with a mouth or opening, to
open; ? _ sto`ma mouth: cf. F. anastomose.] (Anat. & Bot.)
The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between
two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication
between arteries or veins.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Anastomosis : Anastomosis: The connection of normally separate parts or spaces so they intercommunicate. An anastomosis may be naturally occurring or artificially constructed and be created during the
process of embryonic trauma or pathological means.
An anastomosis may, for example, connect two blood vessels (as in a naturally occurring arteriovenous anastomosis, a connection between an artery and a vein) or it may connect the healthy sections
of the jejunum .
The term "anastomosis" comes straight from the Greek. It originally referred to an opening or junction through a mouth as of one body of water with another. Anastomosis has been in medical usage
since the Greek physician Galen (129-200 AD) used it to describe the interconnections between blood vessels. The plural is anastomoses.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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