Inosculate Definition
ĭn-ŏskyə-lāt
inosculated, inosculates, inosculating
verb
inosculated, inosculating
To unite (blood vessels, nerve fibers, or ducts) by small openings.
American Heritage
To join together by openings at the ends.
Webster's New World
To intertwine.
Webster's New World
To make continuous; blend.
American Heritage Medicine
To open into one another.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
The act of inosculating.
Wiktionary
Origin of Inosculate
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in– Latin ōsculāre ōsculāt- to provide with an opening (from ōsculum) (diminutive of ōs mouth ōs- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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