reconstructive
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5.6
- adjective
- /ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪv/
- Specialized
- Complications can occur with each type of reconstructive procedure.
- reconstructive surgery
- reconstructive procedure
- reconstructive surgeon
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then you look at the recall of memory and that is just an incredibly reconstructive process.
- And then you look at the recall of memory and that is just an incredibly reconstructive process.
- Not only in plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery, but also in sex change surgery.
Examples
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Marco Lens is a plastic surgeon and a reconstructive surgeon here in London.
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Dr. Weaver specialized in child reconstructive surgery.
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When l was older, l had reconstructive surgery and my life began.
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I run a program that deals with reconstructive surgery.
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...from the blows to his face that would require reconstructive surgery.
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My friend Brian had reconstructive surgery on his eyes and his lip.
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We discuss the importance of early diagnosis and intervention, as well as reconstructive techniques.
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Well, she's gonna need some reconstructive surgery, but she's gonna be all right.
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Since then, I've had major facial reconstructive surgery, so if you see someone who looks like that on the street, that's not the same person.
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After the accident, she underwent reconstructive surgery to repair the damage to her face.
Synonyms
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5.6
Can make damaged body parts or tissue grow back
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6.8
Helping to fix or improve something that is damaged
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8.6
A way to return something to its original state
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8.2
Helps restore health or strength
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
An operation that fixes body parts so they look and work better after injury or disease
- Specialized
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8.9
When you remember an event, the mind fills missing details with guesses
How Restorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
reconstructive = reconstruct (transparent) = re + construct + ive
The adjective is a standard and readily interpretable derivation from the verb 'reconstruct', meaning 'serving to reconstruct or restore'.
Etymology
Reconstructive comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and construct meaning 'to build', the same root as construction. So something reconstructive is about 'building again', like surgery that rebuilds a part of the body to restore it to a good or former condition.