inosculation
noun/ɪˌnɒskjʊˈleɪʃən/
Definitions
The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents pass…
The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by mouths or ducts; intercommunication.
- inosculation of veins
- The Spermatick Veins do more than equal the length of the Arteries of the Testes in Men; their various divisions and several inosculations, and their valves are admirably contrived to suspend the weight of the Blood[…]
- The wide difference of the fish on opposite sides of continuous mountain-ranges, which from an early period must have parted river-systems and completely prevented their inosculation, seems to lead to this same conclusion.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for inosculation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA