anastomosis
noun
anas·to·mo·sis
ə-ˌna-stə-ˈmō-səs 
plural anastomoses
ə-ˌna-stə-ˈmō-ˌsēz
1
: the union of parts or branches (as of streams, blood vessels, or leaf veins) so as to intercommunicate or interconnect
2
: a product of anastomosis : network
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The diameters of the jejunum and ileum remained stable, maintaining a favorable jejunum-to-ileum ratio, and the strength of the anastomosis improved.
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For their study, researchers from the same universities that developed the device enlisted 20 women to undergo lymphatico-venous anastomosis — a surgical procedure used to treat a common breast cancer surgery complication.
—Mclean Bennett, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020
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The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
For their study, researchers from the same universities that developed the device enlisted 20 women to undergo lymphatico-venous anastomosis — a surgical procedure used to treat a common breast cancer surgery complication.
—Mclean Bennett, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020
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anastomosis
noun
anas·to·mo·sis
ə-ˌnas-tə-ˈmō-səs
ˌan-əs-
ˌan-əs-
plural anastomoses
-ˌsēz
1
a
: a communication between or coalescence of blood vessels
b
: the surgical union of parts and especially hollow tubular parts
anastomosis of the ureter and colon is surgically practicable
2
: a product of anastomosis
especially
: a network (as of channels or branches) produced by anastomosis
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