or Brit  can*a*lise  vb, -lized  or Brit  -lised  -liz*ing  or Brit  -lis*ing vt  :  to drain (a wound) by forming channels without the use of tubes vi  :  to develop new channels (as new capillaries in a blood clot) .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ca·na·lis  can·nu·lize 
 
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