recanalize
/riˈkænəlaɪz/
verb
- To restore a passage or channel, especially in medicine to reopen a blocked blood vessel or duct.
- The procedure successfully recanalized the blocked tear duct.
- Doctors used a tiny balloon to recanalize the patient's clogged artery.
- Laser therapy can help recanalize veins that have become obstructed.
- To clear or reopen a waterway, pipe, or other artificial channel.
- Workers used heavy machinery to recanalize the drainage ditch after the storm.
- The city plans to recanalize the old canal for recreational boat use.
- It took weeks to recanalize the sewer line after the major blockage.