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revascularization

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The restoration of a blood supply to an organ or limb, as:

Vascular surgery or vascular interventional radiology, such as coronary artery bypass graft or percutaneous coronary intervention (coronary angioplasty).

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Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

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Meaning 2

The restoration of a blood supply to an organ or limb, as:

Neovascularization forming a collateral circulation (eg, neoangiogenesis, angiogenesis, vasculogenesis).

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Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

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History

Etymology

From re- + vascularisation.