anastomosis

/uh-nas-tuh-moh-sis/US // əˌnæs təˈmoʊ sɪs //UK // (əˌnæstəˈməʊsɪs) //

吻合,吻合处,吻合术,吻合口

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural a·nas·to·mo·ses [uh-nas-tuh-moh-seez]. /əˌnæs təˈmoʊ siz/.
- : Anatomy. communication between blood vessels by means of collateral channels, especially when usual routes are obstructed.
- : Biology, Geology. connection between parts of any branching system, as veinlets in a leaf or branches of a stream.
- : Surgery, Pathology. a joining of or opening between two organs or spaces that normally are not connected.

From the semilunar anastomosis radiate two main groups of arterial branches, an ascending group and a descending one.
Aneurysm by Anastomosis is the name applied to a vascular tumour in which the arteries, veins, and capillaries are all involved.
Thoracic anastomosis between internal mammary and intercostals, with branches of axillary.
Anastomosis varies with the position of the ligature, but is very free between the various muscular branches of these vessels.
In the smaller vessels a frequent running together, or anastomosis, occurs.