re canalization

re·can·al·i·za·tion

[ree-kan-l-uh-zey-shuhn, ree-kuh-nal-]
noun Surgery.
the reopening of a previously occluded passageway within a blood vessel.

Origin:
1950–55; re- + canalize + -ation

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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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