arteriovenous anastomosis

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Communication between an artery and a vein by collateral channels.
Note: As the connection is generally between arterioles and venules, the term arteriolovenular anastomosis is preferred.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 849 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'arteriovenous anastomosis' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11609 RIS BibTex EndNote
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