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Inosculate (Verb)

Come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels anastomose".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Two major rivers inosculate near the coast forming a large delta before emptying into the ocean.
In the complex network of veins, the tiny vessels will inosculate to allow for effective blood circulation throughout the body.
During the unique process of tree growth, the branches can inosculate to form a stronger structural support system.
The numerous glial cells will inosculate to ensure proper maintenance and protection of the nervous system tissue.
In some rare cases, separate caverns may inosculate to form extensive underwater cave systems accessible for exploration.

Cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The surgeon carefully attempted to inosculate the two blood vessels during the complex surgical procedure.
If left untreated, certain conditions can cause the blood vessels to become so badly damaged they are unable to inosculate properly.
Experts use a variety of techniques to inosculate the graft with the existing blood vessels in the body.
This procedure involves the use of sutures to carefully inosculate the separate sections of the digestive tract.
During the complicated surgery, the medical team had to inosculate multiple veins and arteries to reconstruct the damaged limb.