inosculate

• Verbe désuet ou technique signifiant se joindre ou s'unir, en particulier par des ouvertures ou des passages ; s'anastomoser ou communiquer.

An obsolete verb meaning to unite or join together, especially by openings or passages; to anastomose or intercommunicate.

1. Join or connectC2formalscientific

   To come together or open into each other, as in the joining of blood vessels or other tubular structures.

   S'aboucher / s'anastomoser

   • The two arteries inosculate near the heart.
   • In some plants, the roots inosculate to form a network.
   • The surgeon observed how the vessels inosculate during the procedure.

   Synonymesanastomoseconnectjoinmergeunite

   Antonymesdisconnectdivideseparatesplit

2. Cause to joinC2formalscientific

   To cause two or more structures to join or open into each other, especially by surgical anastomosis.

   Anastomoser

   • The surgeon inosculated the two ends of the intestine.
   • They inosculated the veins to restore blood flow.
   • The technique inosculates the ducts to improve drainage.

   Synonymesanastomoseconnectfusejoinunite

   Antonymesdisconnectdivideseparatesplit