Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inosculation \In*os`cu*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. inosculation.]
   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. --Ray.

Source : WordNet®

inosculation
     n : a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of
         tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
         [syn: {anastomosis}]