anastomosis
Vessels surgically linked
Anastomosis is a connection between two structures that are normally separate, especially tubes or channels in the body.
In surgery, an anastomosis joins two ends of intestine or blood vessels after removing a diseased section: The surgeon performed an end-to-end anastomosis of the colon.
In anatomy, natural anastomoses allow blood to bypass blocked vessels through alternate routes.
The term extends to any network where branches reconnect—river channels, leaf veins, or underground tunnels.
Plural: anastomoses.
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- graftIllicit political gain
- shuntDivert from main course
collateral · revascularization · perfusion · circulation · bloodflow · capillary · endothelium · vasculature
Medical wound closure
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- end-to-endSpanning the full sequence
- staplerDevice binding paper sheets
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
ligature · incision · laparoscopy · laparotomy · colectomy · gastrectomy · ileostomy · leak
Mutual joining of parts
- meshInterlocking open weave
- junctionPoint where things meet
- nodeConnection point in networks
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
linkage · convergence · hub · branch · circuit · redundancy · topology · loop
Meeting point of streams
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- channelPassage for transmission
- meanderTo travel without direction
distributary · braided · bifurcation · oxbow · stream · floodplain · watershed · rejoining
Making into small grains
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- repairRestore to working order
- woundCoiled, or an injury
collagen · fibrosis · remodeling · proliferation · adhesion · scar · recovery · inflammation
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
shunt · collateral · revascularization · perfusion · circulation · bloodflow · capillary · endothelium · vasculature · ischemia
suture
Medical wound closure
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- end-to-endSpanning the full sequence
- staplerDevice binding paper sheets
grafting · ligature · incision · laparoscopy · laparotomy · colectomy · gastrectomy · ileostomy · leak · stricture
interconnection
Mutual joining of parts
pathway · linkage · convergence · hub · branch · circuit · redundancy · topology · loop · grid
confluence
Meeting point of streams
meander · distributary · braided · bifurcation · oxbow · stream · floodplain · watershed · rejoining · interconnection
granulation
Making into small grains
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- repairRestore to working order
wound · collagen · fibrosis · remodeling · proliferation · adhesion · scar · recovery · inflammation · contraction
anastomosisocclusion
Complete closure or blockage
blockage · obstruction · stenosis · atresia · ligation
anastomosisdisconnection
State of being severed
severance · bifurcation · separation · division · discontinuity