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anastomose
- /əˈnæs.təˌmoʊz/ US
- /əˈnæs.təˌmoʊs/ US
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Compare anastomosis; French anastomose (adjective).
verb anastomoses · anastomosing · anastomosed · anastamose
- To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network. Happisburgh's humans discarded their stone tools close to one of several anastomosing, slow-flowing low-energy rivers, all of which meandered across a floodplain into a large estuary.
- To join by anastomosis. Within eukaryotic cells, distant branches of the tree of life entwine and melt into an inseparable new lineage; they fuse, or anastomose, as fungal hyphae do.
Similar: interconnect, interjoin
adjective more anastomose · most anastomose · anastamose
- Joined or run together; interconnected.
- Joined or run together, ramified, interconnected.
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Similar: interconnect, interjoin
Talk about this word "anastomose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anastomose. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anastomose. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anastomose "anastomose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anastomose.Cite this
@misc{anastomose_2026,
title = {anastomose},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anastomose},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
