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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 919 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ANASTOMOSIS (a See also:Greek word in which the second o is See also:long, from avaaroµovv, to furnish with a mouth or outlet) , the inter-communication between two vessels; a word used in See also:vegetable and See also:animal See also:anatomy for the communication between channels (See also:arteries and See also:veins) containing fluid, and also for the See also:crossing between the veins or branches of leaves, trees, See also:insect-wings or See also:river-connexions, and by See also:analogy in See also:art-See also:design .

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