Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anastomose

/əˈnæs.təˌmoʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: anas-to-mose
IPA: /əˈnæs.təˌmoʊz/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network.

Transitive verb

verb

To join by anastomosis.

Intransitive verb

adj

Joined or run together; interconnected.

adj

Joined or run together, ramified, interconnected.

Example Sentences

"Happisburgh's humans discarded their stone tools close to one of several anastomosing, slow-flowing low-energy rivers, all of which meandered across a floodplain into a large estuary."
"Within eukaryotic cells, distant branches of the tree of life entwine and melt into an inseparable new lineage; they fuse, or anastomose, as fungal hyphae do."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈnæs.təˌmoʊz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

anastomoses (present, singular) anastomosing (participle, present) anastomosed (participle, past) anastomosed (past) anastamose (alternative) more anastomose (comparative) most anastomose (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

anastomosis

Synonyms

interconnect interjoin inosculate

Questions

How do you pronounce anastomose?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnæs.təˌmoʊz/.
What does anastomose mean?: To join (two or more things) by anastomosis, to interconnect forming a network.

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