[kah-nal´o-plas″te] plastic reconstruction of a passage, as of the external acoustic meatus.
canaloplasty
(kă-nal′ŏ-plas″tē) [ canal + -plasty] 1. Surgery for glaucoma in which the drainage through the canal of Schlemm is improved by opening the ostia and stretching the trabecular meshwork.2. Spinal surgery to alleviate lumbar spinal stenosis.3. Canalplasty.