recanalization
|re-ca-nal-i-za-tion|
/ˌriː.kə.nə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
making a channel again
Etymology
'recanalization' originates from Latin and English elements: the Latin prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and Latin 'canalis' meaning 'channel', combined with the English nominalizing suffix '-ization' to form a noun.
'canal' changed from the Latin word 'canalis' to Old French 'canal' and then to Middle English 'canal'; combining Latin 're-' ('again') with the English verb-forming element (from -ize) and noun-forming suffix '-ation' / '-ization' produced the modern English 'recanalization'.
Initially the roots referred simply to a 'channel' ('canalis') and the notion of 'again' ('re-'); over time the compounded term came to mean specifically 'the act of restoring a channel', and in medical contexts it narrowed to 'restoration of flow in a previously occluded vessel'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the restoration or re-establishment of blood flow through a previously occluded or blocked blood vessel, often after medical intervention (e.g., thrombolysis, angioplasty).
Following thrombolytic therapy, rapid recanalization of the cerebral artery reduced the patient's neurological deficits.
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Noun 2
the process of reopening, restoring, or creating a canal or channel (for water, shipping, etc.), especially after it has been blocked, silted, or filled in.
The regional authority approved the recanalization of the old shipping channel to improve transport access.
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