revascularization

English

Etymology

re- +‎ vascularisation

Noun

revascularization (countable and uncountable, plural revascularizations)

  1. (surgery) The restoration of a blood supply to an organ or limb, as:
    1. Vascular surgery or vascular interventional radiology, such as coronary artery bypass graft or percutaneous coronary intervention (coronary angioplasty).
    2. Neovascularization forming a collateral circulation (eg, neoangiogenesis, angiogenesis, vasculogenesis).

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