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recanalization

[ree-kan-l-uh-zey-shuh n, ree-kuh-nal-] /riˌkæn l əˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌri kəˌnæl-/
noun, Surgery.
1.
the reopening of a previously occluded passageway within a blood vessel.
Origin of recanalization
1950-1955
First recorded in 1950-55; re- + canalize + -ation
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recanalization in Medicine

recanalization re·can·a·li·za·tion (rē-kān'ə-lĭ-zā'shən)
n.

  1. The restoration of the lumen of a blood vessel following thrombotic occlusion by restoration of the channel or by the formation of new channels.

  2. Spontaneous restoration of the lumen of an occluded duct or tube.

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