Meaning of INOSCULATION
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[n] a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous |
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INOSCULATION is a 12 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Synonyms: | | anastomosis |
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| | See Also: | | colligation, conjugation, conjunction, junction | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*os`cu*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. inosculation.]
The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages,
so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by
mouths or ducts; anastomosis; intercommunication; as,
inosculation of veins, etc. --Ray.
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