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 anas·to·mose /əˈnæstəˌmoz, ˌmos/
 (v.)[使] 交接吻合

 anas·to·mose /əˈnæstəˌmoz, ˌmos/ 動詞
 吻合,兩性菌絲融合,聯結

 A·nas·to·mose v. i. [imp. & p. p. Anastomozed p. pr. & vb. n. Anastomosing.]
 1. Anat. & Bot. To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins.
    The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing network of its vessels.   --I. Taylor.
 2. Of any channels or lines, to meet and unite or run into each other, as rivers; to coalesce; to interjoin.
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 anastomose
      v 1: come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels
           anastomose" [syn: inosculate]
      2: cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis;
         "anastomose blood vessels" [syn: inosculate]