anastomose

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The vessels of the left heart do not anastomose, for its veins are pulmonary, and its arteries are systemic.

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  1. transitive verb To join by anastomosis.
  2. intransitive verb To be connected by anastomosis, as blood vessels.

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  • The vessels of the left heart do not anastomose, for its veins are pulmonary, and its arteries are systemic. —  Surgical Anatomy
  • The arteries of the right and left hearts cannot anastomose, for the former are pulmonary, and the latter are systemic; and neither can the veins of the right and left hearts, for a similar reason. —  Surgical Anatomy
  • When the veins intersect they are said to anastomose (Greek, an opening, or network), and their meshes are called arčolć or áreoles (Latin, areola_, a little open space EXPLANATION OF TERMS A frond is said to be pinnate (Latin, pinna_, a feather), when its primary divisions extend to the rachis, as in the Christmas fern (Fig. —  The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada
  • These represent ridges or crests which anastomose over the pileus, forming reticulations. —  Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.
  • In the lungs, the arteries of the right heart and the veins of the left anastomose. —  Surgical Anatomy
 

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