inosculation
/ɪˌnɑskjəˈleɪʃən/
noun
- The act or process of joining or connecting closely, especially by intertwining or uniting.
- The artist's work shows an inosculation of modern and classical styles.
- Their friendship grew through a gradual inosculation of shared interests.
- The inosculation of the two rivers created a powerful new waterway.
- In biology, the joining of small openings or ducts, such as blood vessels or plant tissues, to form a continuous network.
- Doctors monitored the inosculation of the blood vessels after surgery.
- The inosculation of the grafted branches allowed the tree to thrive.
- Natural inosculation between tree roots can help forests survive droughts.
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