recanalization

Main Entry: re·can·a·li·za·tion
Variant: also British re·can·a·li·sa·tion /(")rE-"kan-^&l-&-'zA-sh&n/
Function: noun
: the process of restoring flow to or reuniting an interrupted channel of a bodily tube (as a bloodvessel or vas deferens) —re·can·a·lize also British re·can·a·lise /-k&-'nal-"Iz, -'kan-^&l-"Iz/ transitive verb -lized also British -lised; -liz·ing also British -lis·ing

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.