anastomosis

IPA: ˈænʌstoʊmˈoʊsʌs

A cross-connection between two blood vessels.
An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels.
(surgery) The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.
The insertion of one word within another, as in "underdarkneath" (James Joyce).

Examples of "anastomosis" in Sentences

The anastomosis is performed with round, straight Kirby needles.
The termino-terminal anastomosis is effected by bringing the extremities of the vessels into contact, no traction being necessary.
There still is a potential for leaks, there is potential for a disruption of the anastomosis, meaning a breakdown of that connection.
Major adverse events following surgery, some necessitating reoperation, included anastomosis leakage, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, band slippage and band erosion.
The latero-lateral anastomosis is performed by placing two vessels parallel to one another and opening them longitudinally by incision or resection of an elliptic flap.
A technical word is wanting to designate the phenomenon mentioned in the text, and there is no valid objection to the employment of the anatomical term anastomosis for this purpose.
A technical word is wanting to designate the phenomenon mentioned in the text, and there is no valid objection to the employment of the anatomical term anastomosis for this purpose.]
The end-to-end anastomosis he cited certainly sounded like a desperate improvisation: attempting to circumvent her blocked digestive tract by taking a lower, cleared loop of bowel and hooking it up to her stomach.