- heterocladic anastomosis
- an anastomosis between branches of different arteries.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
heterocladic anastomosis
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heterocladic — Denoting an anastomosis between branches of different arterial trunks, as distinguished from homocladic. [hetero + G. klados, a twig] * * * het·ero·clad·ic (het″ər o kladґik) [hetero + Gr. klados branch] pertaining to or characterized… … Medical dictionary
homocladic — Denoting an anastomosis between branches of the same arterial trunk, as distinguished from heterocladic. [homo + G. klados, a branch] * * * ho·mo·clad·ic (ho″mo kladґik) [homo + Gr. klados branch] formed between small branches of the same… … Medical dictionary
