D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Inosculation

· In·os·cu·la·tion · IPA /ɪˌnɒskjʊˈleɪʃən/
01 n. The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by mouths or ducts; …
  1. 1.
    The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by mouths or ducts; anastomosis; intercommunication; as, inosculation of veins, etc.