Inosculation

Définitions de « inosculation »

Inosculation - Nom commun

• (Chirurgie) Procédé consistant à unir deux vaisseaux de diamètre identique.

  Selon la manière dont se fait cette fusion, on lui donne les noms d’anastomose par inosculation, par convergence ou angulaire, et par communication transversale.

Étymologie de « inosculation »

Évolution historique de l’usage du mot « inosculation » depuis 1800

Synonymes de « inosculation »

• invocation
• inoculation
• inculpation

Citations contenant le mot « inosculation »

• Here's another fun fact. While inosculation is most visible to us when it happens between branches or trunks, it can also occur underground. When roots collide and connect, whether within a tree's root system or among several trees, inosculation can take place beneath the surface. This underground fusion enables the sharing of resources and strengthens the resilience of the interconnected trees.

• Figure 1: Two inosculated trees. The left of the image shows two inosculating branches from the same tree, and on the right is inosculation between trees of two different species.

• Erlandson figured he'd give inosculation a go, and soon he was tinkering with sycamores to create geometric, conjoined shapes, symbols like hearts and lightning bolts, and weaving multiple trees in a circle to create baskets. Twenty years later, his property was covered with them.

• Conjoined trees are a natural phenomenon that occurs when trunks, branches or roots of two trees grow together. The scientific name is inosculation, according to Wikipedia. It is most common for branches of two trees of the same species to grow together, though inosculation may be noted across related species.

Traductions du mot « inosculation »

Sources et ressources complémentaires

• Définitions du Wiktionnaire
• Définitions du Littré (1872-1877)
• Synonymes de inosculation sur lebonsynonyme.fr