recanalization

[ree-kan-l-uh-zey-shuh n, ree-kuh-nal-]

noun Surgery.

the reopening of a previously occluded passageway within a blood vessel.

Origin of recanalization

First recorded in 1950–55; re- + canalize + -ation

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recanalization in Medicine

recanalization

[rē-kăn′ə-lĭ-zā′shən]

n.

The restoration of the lumen of a blood vessel following thrombotic occlusion by restoration of the channel or by the formation of new channels.
Spontaneous restoration of the lumen of an occluded duct or tube.

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