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to reeducate

to reeducate

4.2
To train body parts like muscles and nerves again after illness or injury so they work
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈɛdʒʊˌkeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reeducar
  • The patient needed months of therapy to reeducate her hand movements.

Examples

  • Physical therapists use special exercises to reeducate nerves affected by a stroke.

  • The therapist reeducated him on how to walk properly.

  • After the accident, doctors worked to reeducate his leg muscles so he could walk again.

  • They will reeducate the patients after their surgeries.

  • After his injury, the therapist worked to reeducate the muscles in his leg through specific exercises.

  • The rehabilitation program aims to reeducate the patient's movements and improve their overall mobility.

  • Through focused therapy sessions, we hope to reeducate her nervous system for better coordination.

How Restored

to restore
219 3.5
to reeducate
  • Specialized
4.2

Surface Forms

reeducate infinitive
reeducated past
reeducated past participle
reeducating present participle
reeducates third person singular

Morphology

reeducate = educate (semi-transparent) = re + educate

The meaning follows 'educate again' in the broader sense of 'train again', but applying it to muscles or reflexes in therapy is a specialized extension.

Etymology

Reeducate is re- 'again' plus educate, a word like education that means 'to teach' or 'bring up'. In medicine it means to teach your muscles or nerves new ways to move after an injury, so you are 'teaching them again'.