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(transitive) 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.
In fact, in April 2014, the twentieth anniversary of Cobain's death, the Seattle Police Department had "reopened" the investigation into Cobain's death but closed it (or reclosed it) a week or so later, sticking to the original "suicide" ruling.
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Reclose means (transitive) To close or be closed after having previously been opened..
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Stents improved the procedure by combating the tendency of many vessels to reclose quickly after angioplasty.
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