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Anastomosis
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A procedure to connect healthy sections of tubular structures in the body after the diseased portion has been surgically removed. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A natural or surgically-induced connection between tubular structures in the body. (NCI Thesaurus)
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