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Definition: Anastomosis |
AnastomosisNoun1. A natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Anastomosis \A*nas`to*mo"sis\, noun; plural Anastomoses. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression opening, from to furnish with mouth or opening, to open; sto`ma mouth: compare to the French expression anastomose.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Biology & Biotechnology | The cross-connections, e. g. of tissues, forming a network. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | A procedure to connect healthy sections of tubular structures in the body after the diseased portion has been surgically removed. (references) |
Medicine | An operative union of two hollow or tubular structures. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A pathological formation of a passage between two spaces or hollow organs. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
An anastomosis is an artificially created connection between two structures, organs or spaces. It most commonly refers to a connection which is created surgically between two tubular structures, such as a transected blood vessel or loop of intestine. For example, when a segment of intestine is resected, the two remaining ends are sewn or stapled together(anastomosed), and the procedure is referred to as an intestinal anastomosis.Examples of surgical anastomoses are colostomy (an opening created between the bowel and the abdominal skin) and arterio-venous fistula (an opening created between an artery and vein) for hemodialysis.
A pathological anastomosis can result from trauma or disease and may involve veins, arteries, or intestines. These are usually referred to as fistulas. In the cases of veins or arteries, traumatic fistulas usually occur between artery and vein. Traumatic intestinal fistulas usually occur between two loops of intestine (enetero-enteric fistula) or intestine and skin (enterocutaneous fistula).
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Anastomosis."
Synonym: AnastomosisSynonym: inosculation (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Crossing | Reticulation, network; inosculation, anastomosis, intertexture, mortise. |
Junction | Noun: junction; joining; Verb: joinder, union connection, conjunction, conjugation; annexion, annexation, annexment; astriction, attachment, compagination, vincture, ligation, alligation; accouplement; marriage; (wedlock,); infibulation, inosculation, symphysis, anastomosis, confluence, communication, concatenation; meeting, reunion; assemblage. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Anastomosis |
| English words defined with "anastomosis": anastomose, Anastomoses, anastomotic ♦ common cardinal vein. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "anastomosis": Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y, Arteriovenous Anastomosis ♦ Cerebral Revascularization ♦ Gastric Bypass ♦ Ileoanal Pull-Through ♦ Jejunoileal Bypass ♦ latero-terminal anastomosis ♦ portacaval, Portoenterostomy, Hepatic, postcaval shunt ♦ side-to-end, side-to-end anastomosis, Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Anastomosis" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Danish (anastomosis), Spanish (anastomosis). |
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Health | An ileoanal anastomosis, or pull-through operation, allows the patient to have normal bowel movements because it preserves part of the rectum. (references) | |
Anatomic stenosis is responsible for four-fifths of these clots (almost all are on the venous side of the anastomosis) while the rest result from other causes such as excessive post-venipuncture pressure by manual compression or clamp or sleeping on the graft. (references) | ||
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| "Anastomosis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Anastomosis" is used about 77 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 77 | 37,929 |
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Expressions using "anastomosis": Arteriovenous Anastomosis ♦ Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "anastomosis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | التفمم. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | група вени, група потоци. (various references) | |
Danish | anlæggelse af anastomose, anastomosis, anastomosering, anastomose, reanastomosering. (various references) | |
Dutch | anastomose. (various references) | |
Finnish | anastomoosi, kirurginen anastomoosi. (various references) | |
French | anastomose opératoire, anastomose chirurgicale, anastomose, anastamose. (various references) | |
German | Anastomose. (various references) | |
Greek | αναστόμωσις, αναστόμωση (bypass, bypass operation). (various references) | |
Hungarian | egybefolyás (confluence). (various references) | |
Italian | anastomosi. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 吻合 (coincidence). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ふんごう (coincidence). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | anastomosisay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | anastomose (shunt). (various references) | |
Russian | соустье (anastomoses), анастомоз. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | anastomoza. (various references) | |
Spanish | anastomosis (shunt). (various references) | |
Swedish | anastomos. (various references) | |
Turkish | anastomoz, kesişerek ağızlaşma. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "anastomosis" (pronounced 'A*nas`to*mo"sis'): Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, AEsthesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anamnesis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Aponeurosis, Aposiopesis, apsis, Archebiosis, Arsis, Arteriosclerosis, Arthrosis, Asepsis, Athetosis, Autokinesis, Auxesis, Basis, Biognosis, Calliopsis, Cardiosclerosis, Cariopsis, Caryopsis, Catachresis, Chemosis, Chlorosis, Chromidrosis, Cillosis, Cirrhosis, Classis, Coenesthesis, Coreopsis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-i-m-n-o-o-s-s-s-t" | |
-2 letters: mantissas, satanisms. | |
-3 letters: amotions, anosmias, mantissa, satanism, staminas, stasimon. | |
-4 letters: amotion, animato, anosmia, manitos, monists, motions, osmosis, ostosis, samosas, santims, simoons, sonatas, stamina, stasima. | |
-5 letters: amnios, animas, assais, assist, atmans, inmost, maists, manats, manias, manito, mantas, mantis, masons, massas, matins, monist, motion, saints, samosa, santos, sasins, satins, simoon, snoots, somata, sonata, stains, stasis, stomas. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-i-m-n-o-o-s-s-s-t" | |
+2 letters: somatostatins. | |
+3 letters: associationism, compassionates. | |
+4 letters: ancylostomiases, ancylostomiasis, ankylostomiases, ankylostomiasis, associationisms, trypanosomiases, trypanosomiasis. | |
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