(v. i.) To unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their extremities; to anastomose.
(v. i.) To intercommunicate; to interjoin.
(v. t.) To unite by apposition or contact, as two vessels in an animal body.
(v. t.) To unite intimately; to cause to become as one.
Example Sentences:
(1) Injection of contrast material allowed us to demonstrate that these vessels are functional, since they inosculate into efficient pulmonary arteries ending in the respiratory units.
(2) According to anomalies of mutual disposition of twin glands they can be classified into separated, connected and inosculated ones.
(3) For the first week or so, they live by diffusion and inosculation, and then neovascularization enables them to continue viability.
(4) Of the 115 retinal vascular abnormalities, 87 were arterial tortuosity, one was venous tortuosity, 2 were tortuosity of both artery and vein, 2 were artery-vein crossing, 20 were copper-wire artery, one was inosculation of the artery, one was vascularization of the vein and one was persistent hyaloid artery.
Inosculation
Definition:
(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.
Example Sentences:
(1) Injection of contrast material allowed us to demonstrate that these vessels are functional, since they inosculate into efficient pulmonary arteries ending in the respiratory units.
(2) According to anomalies of mutual disposition of twin glands they can be classified into separated, connected and inosculated ones.
(3) For the first week or so, they live by diffusion and inosculation, and then neovascularization enables them to continue viability.
(4) Of the 115 retinal vascular abnormalities, 87 were arterial tortuosity, one was venous tortuosity, 2 were tortuosity of both artery and vein, 2 were artery-vein crossing, 20 were copper-wire artery, one was inosculation of the artery, one was vascularization of the vein and one was persistent hyaloid artery.