recanalization

[ ree-kan-l-uh-zey-shuh n, ree-kuh-nal- ]
/ riˌkæn l əˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌri kəˌnæl- /

noun Surgery.

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

Origin of recanalization

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

Medical definitions for recanalization

recanalization
[ rē-kăn′ə-lĭ-zāshən ]

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.