anastomoses

verb

  1. (of streams and rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network.

  2. (of rivers, blood vessels, etc) To join by anastomosis.

Synonyms: interconnect, interjoin

noun

  1. A cross-connection between two blood vessels.

  2. An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels.

  3. The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.

  4. The insertion of one word within another, as in "underdarkneath" (James Joyce).