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Noun: inosculation  in,ós-kyu'ley-shun
  1. A natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
    "The surgeon performed an inosculation to connect the two blood vessels";
    - anastomosis

Derived forms: inosculations

Type of: colligation, conjunction, junction

Encyclopedia: Inosculation