revascularization

English

Etymology

From 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).

See also

• reperfusion