revascularize

[ ree-vas-kyuh-luh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, re·vas·cu·lar·ized, re·vas·cu·lar·iz·ing.

1. to surgically improve the blood circulation of (an organ or area of the body).

Word History and Origins

Origin of revascularize¹

First recorded in 1965–70; re- + vascular + -ize