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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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(8,10) Histologically, tumors contain a proliferation of
ramifying and anastomosing vascular channels that "dissect"
through surrounding structures. The gold
is linked to a mineralized en-echelon network that is repeated at depth
and laterally, further linked to east / west anastomosing gold bearing
shear zones. They display several growth characteristics: glandular
spaces, trabeculae, festoons, ribbonlike patterns, anastomosing cords,
and solid sheets with variable cohesiveness. |
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