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anastomose

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. anastomose (verb)
  2. anastomosis (noun)

anas·to·mose

verb \ə-ˈnas-tə-ˌmōz, -ˌmōs\
anas·to·mosedanas·to·mos·ing

Definition of ANASTOMOSE

transitive verb
: to connect or join by anastomosis
intransitive verb
: to communicate or be joined by anastomosis

Origin of ANASTOMOSE

probably back-formation from anastomosis
First Known Use: 1697

Rhymes with ANASTOMOSE

evening primrose, follow one's nose, look down one's nose, metamorphose, overexpose, pay through the nose, photocompose, superimpose, underexpose, under one's nose

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