'Inosculation' definitions:
Definition of 'inosculation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous [syn: anastomosis, inosculation]
Definition of 'Inosculation'
From: GCIDE
- Inosculation \In*os`cu*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. 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. --Ray. [1913 Webster]