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anastomose

Portuguese, noun/a.nas.toˈmɔ.zi/

anastomose is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “anastomosis (connection between two channels or vessels)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “junção entre órgãos que possuem um formato tubular”.

What does anastomose mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineanastomosis (connection between two channels or vessels)

  2. 2

    feminineanastomosis (creation of a connection two channels or vessels)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. junção entre órgãos que possuem um formato tubular 2. ligação entre dois órgãos tubulares feita através de uma cirurgia 3. conexão de dois cursos de água distintos

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of anastomose

  • anastomoses plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce anastomose?

  • Brazil /a.nas.toˈmɔ.zi/
  • /a.naʃ.toˈmɔ.zi/
  • Portugal /ɐ.nɐʃ.tuˈmɔ.zɨ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to anastomose

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is anastomose in Portuguese?

anastomose appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).