Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-OS'CU-LATE
IN-OS'CU-LATE, v.t. [L. in and osculatus, from osculor, to kiss.]
In anatomy, to unite by apposition or contact; to unite, as two vessels at their extremities; as, one vein or artery inosculates with another; a vein inosculates with an artery.
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