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reclose

verb

Etymology

From re- + close.

  1. derived from *kleh₂w-✻
  2. derived from clausus
  3. derived from clos
  4. inherited from clos — “close, shut up, confined, secret”
  5. inherited from clȳsan
  6. inherited from clusen — “to close”
  7. inherited from closen
  8. prefixed as reclose — “re + close”

Definitions

  1. To close or be closed after having previously been opened.

    • Stents improved the procedure by combating the tendency of many vessels to reclose quickly after angioplasty.

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