inosculate

• 过时动词，指连接或合并，尤指通过孔口或通道相连；相当于吻合或相通。

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.

   吻合

   • 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.

   同义词anastomoseconnectjoinmergeunite

   反义词disconnectdivideseparatesplit

2. Cause to joinC2formalscientific

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

   使吻合

   • 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.

   同义词anastomoseconnectfusejoinunite

   反义词disconnectdivideseparatesplit