anastomosis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀναστόμωσις (anastómōsis), from ἀναστομόω (anastomóō, “furnish with a mouth or outlet”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ənæstəˈməʊsɪs/ === Noun === anastomosis (countable and uncountable, plural anastomoses) A cross-connection between two blood vessels. An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels. (surgery) The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels. The insertion of one word within another, as in "underdarkneath" (James Joyce). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== anastomose anastomosed ==== Translations ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναστόμωσις (anastómōsis), ἀναστομόω (anastomóō, “furnish with a mouth or outlet”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /anastoˈmosis/ [a.nas.t̪oˈmo.sɪs] Rhymes: -osis Syllabification: a‧nas‧to‧mo‧sis === Noun === anastomosis (plural anastomosis-anastomosis) anastomosis (anatomy) a cross-connection between two blood vessels. (anatomy) an interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels. (surgery) The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels. === Further reading === “anastomosis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anastoˈmosis/ [a.nas.t̪oˈmo.sis] Rhymes: -osis Syllabification: a‧nas‧to‧mo‧sis === Noun === anastomosis f (plural anastomosis) anastomosis ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “anastomosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025