recanalization
noun
re·can·a·li·za·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌka-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
: the process of restoring flow to or reuniting an interrupted channel of a bodily tube (such as a blood vessel or vas deferens)
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recanalization
noun
re·can·a·li·za·tion
variants
also British recanalisation
: the process of restoring flow to or reuniting an interrupted channel of a bodily tube (as an artery or the vas deferens)
recanalization of an acutely occluded vessel—Nanette Hock
Nanette Hock
recanalize
transitive verb
also British recanalise
recanalized also British recanalised; recanalizing also British recanalising
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