anastomosis

anastomosis
[əˌnastəˈməʊsɪs]
(pl. anastomoses -siːz)
  1. (technical)a cross-connection between adjacent channels, tubes, fibres, or other parts of a network
    (技)(网状系统中相邻管道等的)并接,联结
    ■(Medicine)a connection made surgically between adjacent blood vessels, parts of the intestine, or other channels of the body[mass noun]
    (医)(体内相邻血管、肠等的)吻合
    ■an operation in which such a connection is constructed
    吻合术
派生
anastomotic
( & )
adjective & noun
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek anastomōsis, from anastomoun 'provide with a mouth'
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