anastomosis
nounHow to pronounce anastomosis:
Definition of anastomosis:
- anastomosis (noun):
- noun. a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous.
- the union of parts or branches (as of streams, blood vessels, or leaf veins) so as to intercommunicate or interconnect
Synonyms for anastomosis:
colligation
conjunction
inosculation
junction
Antonyms for anastomosis:
detachment
disconnection
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- unapproachable
- unhurriedly
- uneventfully
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