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Thesaurus: inosculation

The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by mouths or ducts; anastomosis; intercommunication; as, inosculation of veins, etc.

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  1. n. The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by mouths or ducts; anastomosis; intercommunication; as, inosculation of veins, etc.
  2. n. a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
  3. The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by mouths or ducts; anastomosis; intercommunication; as, inosculation of veins, etc. Ray.
  4. The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages,so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by mouths orducts; anastomosis; intercommunication; as, inosculation of veins,etc. Ray.
  5. n a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous