anastomosis

Term: anastomosis

Literally meaning: “communicating opening”

Origin: Anc Greek

ανά- /ana-(=combining form meaning upon, throughout)

+ στόμα/stoma (=mouth)  >τομή/tome(=cutting, incision)

+ (-ωσις)/(-osis )(=suffix denoting “process” or “state”)

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Definition

Anastomosis is a surgical connection between parts and especially hollow tubular parts like blood vessels or distal parts of intestine.