ANASTOMOSIS (anastomoses)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: anastomoses   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does anastomosis mean? 

• ANASTOMOSIS (noun)
  The noun ANASTOMOSIS has 1 sense:

1. a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous

  Familiarity information: ANASTOMOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANASTOMOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

anastomosis; inosculation

Hypernyms ("anastomosis" is a kind of...):

colligation; conjugation; conjunction; junction (the state of being joined together)

Derivation:

anastomotic (of or relating to or exhibiting anastomosis)

 Context examples 

A finding of leakage due to breakdown of a gastrointestinal anastomosis (surgical connection of two separate anatomic structures).

(Gastrointestinal System Anastomotic Leakage, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

This procedure is similar to the side-to-end coloanal anastomosis but a larger pouch is formed.

(J-pouch coloanal anastomosis, NCI Dictionary)

Leakage due to breakdown of a gastrointestinal anastomosis.

(Gastrointestinal System Anastomotic Leakage, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding of leakage due to breakdown of a gastric anastomosis (surgical connection of two separate anatomic structures).

(Gastric Anastomotic Leakage, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Surgical removal of the stomach with end to end anastomosis of the esophagus with the duodenum.

(Gastrectomy with Esophagojejunostomy, NCI Thesaurus)

Leakage due to breakdown of a gastric anastomosis.

(Gastric Anastomotic Leakage, NCI Thesaurus)

Leakage of urine due to breakdown of a kidney anastomosis.

(Kidney Anastomotic Leakage, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding of leakage of urine due to breakdown of a kidney anastomosis (surgical connection of two separate anatomic structures).

(Kidney Anastomotic Leakage, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Leakage due to breakdown of a pharyngeal anastomosis.

(Pharyngeal Anastomotic Leakage, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding of leakage due to breakdown of a pharyngeal anastomosis (surgical connection of two separate anatomic structures).

(Pharyngeal Anastomotic Leakage, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)