A surgical connection between blood vessels or the joining of one hollow or tubular organ to another is:

A) claudication.
B) bruit.
C) aneurysm.
D) anastomosis.


D
Explanation:
A) Claudication is pain in the leg due to narrowed arteries.
B) A bruit is an abnormal heart sound.
C) An aneurysm is a ballooned wall of an artery.
D) Correct.

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