anastomosis
(uh-NAS-toh-MOH-sis)
A procedure to connect healthy sections of tubular structures in the body after the diseased portion has been surgically removed.
The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov.
Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.