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anastamosis

anastamosis is the misspelling of anastomosis.

Meaning of anastomosis

Noun

anastomosis (countable and uncountable, plural anastomoses)

  1. A cross-connection between two blood vessels.
  2. An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels.
    • (...) our grandam, which we are linked up with by successive anastomosis of navelcords sold us all, seed, breed and generation, for a penny pippin.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
  3. The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.
  4. The insertion of one word within another, as in "underdarkneath" (James Joyce).

Questions about anastamosis

What is anastamosis the misspelling of?
Anastamosis is the misspelling of anastomosis.

Words near anastamosis in the dictionary

  1. anastaltics
  2. anastamose
  3. anastamosed
  4. anastamoses
  5. anastamosing
  6. anastamosis
  7. anastamotic
  8. anastases
  9. Anastasi
  10. Anastasia
  11. anastasic

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