Look up: anastomosis

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   anastomosis
   (= hyphal fusion). Fusion of somatic hyphae; characteristic of most Dikaryomycota. (Pl. anastomoses.)
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   Anastomosis
   The union of an organ with another resulting in inter-communication of their contents e.g. the union of two fungal hyphae.
   Found on http://www.pestmanagement.co.uk/lib/glos
   
   
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   anastomosis
   [n] - a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
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   Anastomosis
   A junction between two vessels, or other tubular anatomical structures.
   Found on http://www.chriscolton.co.uk/glossary.ht
   
   
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   Anastomosis
   Re-connecting or joining together. For example, in bowel surgery, part of the bowel can be cut out and the two cut ends joined together (anastomosed).
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   Anastomosis
   An end-to-end union or joining up of two structures usually blood vessels or loops of intestine
   Found on http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_condit
   
   
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   Anastomosis
   Joining up two ends of a hollow organ.
   Found on http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/docs/GLOSSA
   
   
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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 development or by surgery, trauma or pathological means. An anastomosis may, for example, connect two blood vessels (as in a naturally occurri ...
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   anastomosis
   a pathological formation of a passage between two spaces or hollow organs Category: Medicine • the cross-connections,e.g.of tissues,forming a network Category: Botany and zoology • an operative union of two hollow or tubular structures Category: Medicine
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    anastomosis
    Joining of two or more cell processes or multicellular tubules to form a branching system. Anastomosis of blood vessels allows alternative routes for blood flow.
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    Anastomosis
    A·nas`to·mo'sis noun ; plural Anastomoses [ New Latin , from Greek ... opening, from ... to furnish with a mouth or opening, to open; ... + sto`ma mouth: confer French anastomose .] (Anat. & Bot.) The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries or veins.
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    anastomosis
    <surgery> An opening created by surgical, traumatic or pathological means between two normally separate spaces or organs. ... (04 May 1997) ...
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    anastomosis
    inosculation noun a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
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    Anastomosis
    `Anastomosis` (plural `anastomoses`) refers to a form of network in which streams both branch out and reconnect. The term is used in medicine, biology, and geology.
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    anastomosis
    (ә-nas″tә-mo´sis) pl. anastomo´ses communication between two tubular organs. surgical, traumatic, or pathologic formation of a connection between two normally distinct structures. adj., anastomot´ic., adj.
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    Anastomosis
    • (n.) The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries or veins.
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    anastomosis
    (Gr. anastomosis opening, outlet) an opening created by surgical, traumatic or pathological means between two normally separate spaces or organs.
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    ANASTOMOSIS
    mesh or network of tubes or half-tubes, often confined to a bedding plane and usually related to the tube conduits formed in the phreatic zone.
    Found on http://www.cancaver.ca/docs/glossary.htm