anastomose
/əˈnæstəˌmoʊz/
verb
- To connect or join two things, such as blood vessels, branches, or passages, so that they form a network or open into each other.
- Surgeons carefully anastomose the two ends of the artery during the operation.
- In the human body, smaller blood vessels often anastomose to create alternative pathways for blood flow.
- The roots of the old tree began to anastomose underground, forming a tangled web.
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