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anastomosis [ə‚nas·tə′mō·səs] (medicine) A surgical communication made between blood vessels, for example, between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava. An opening created by surgery, trauma, or disease between two or more normally separate spaces or organs. (science and technology) The union or intercommunication of parts or branches, such as blood vessels, streams, or leaf veins. Also known as inosculation. A network of parts or branches created by the process of anastomosis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Segmental
medullary arteries are the larger vessels that, after supplying or
dorsal or ventral root, continue on to reach and anastomose with the
spinal arteries, thus providing the additional extrinsic blood supply to
the spinal cord. The Mid-Roberto and Roberto zones
are interpreted as being two subsidiary branches that can anastomose to
form one single zone. [9]
Numerous anastomoses exist among these arteries, which collectively form
an irregular net of vessels on the pia mater referred to as the
"pial plexus" or "vasocorona" (Fig. |
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