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revascularize

American  
[ree-vas-kyuh-luh-rahyz] / riˈvæs kyə ləˌraɪz /
especially British, revascularise

verb (used with object)

revascularized, revascularizing

  1. to surgically improve the blood circulation of (an organ or area of the body).

Etymology

Origin of revascularize

First recorded in 1965–70; re- + vascular + -ize

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Isner's report to the AHA was the first proof that the growth factor used alone--not in conjunction with bypass or angioplasty--could revascularize the heart.

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