Inosculation (original) (raw)

Pronunciation (US):		(GB):

I. (noun)

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Meaning:

A natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous

Synonyms:

anastomosis; inosculation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("inosculation" is a kind of...):

colligation; conjugation; conjunction; junction (the state of being joined together)

Derivation:

inosculate (cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis)

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