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ANASTOMOSE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they anastomose ... he / she / it anastomoses
Past simple: anastomosed
-ing form: anastomosing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis
Example:
anastomose blood vessels
Synonyms:
anastomose; inosculate
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "anastomose" is one way to...):
join (cause to become joined or linked)
Verb group:
anastomose; inosculate (come together or open into each other)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Come together or open into each other
Example:
the blood vessels anastomose
Synonyms:
anastomose; inosculate
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "anastomose" is one way to...):
conjoin; join (make contact or come together)
Verb group:
anastomose; inosculate (cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s