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repairability

repairability

5.7
The ability of living tissue to heal after being damaged
  • noun
  • /rɪˈpɛrəbɪlɪti/
  • Specialized
: capacidad de reparación
  • After the accident, doctors were surprised by the repairability of the patient's liver tissue.

Examples

  • Scientists are studying the repairability of nerve cells to develop new treatments for injuries.

  • The repairability of human skin is remarkable after an injury.

  • The repairability of the material makes it ideal for use in medical implants.

  • Many factors affect the repairability of living tissues.

  • Doctors praised the repairability of the patient's skin after surgery, noting how quickly it healed.

  • The repairability of the heart muscle is crucial for recovery after a heart attack.

  • Researchers are investigating the repairability of tissues in various species to understand regeneration.

Synonyms

recoverability
vsrepairability
1 6.8

How easily people can fix something and use it again after damage

focuses on living tissue healing rather than recovery of any object or system
restorability
vsrepairability
1 7.0

The ability to be put back to how it was before

is about living tissue healing rather than returning exactly to a former state
regeneracy
vsrepairability
  • Specialized
9.1

The ability of a living thing to grow back lost body parts like a tail

emphasizes general healing or recovery not only regrowth of parts
salvability
vsrepairability
7.0

The chance that something can be saved or fixed

relates specifically to living tissue healing rather than general saving or repair

Antonyms

irreparability
8.7

A thing that cannot be fixed or made like new

How Regenerative

regeneration
  • Specialized
25 4.7
regenerable
  • Specialized
1 6.8
repairability
  • Specialized
5.7
nonunion
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Surface Forms

repairability singular
repairabilities plural

Morphology

repairability = repairable (semi-transparent) = repair + able + ity

Formally derived from 'repair' → 'repairable' → 'repairability', but the sense 'ability of living tissue to heal' is a specialized/figurative use that may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

The word repairability comes from repair ('to make whole again' or 'to fix') plus the parts -able ('can') and -ity ('state of'). So it means the 'ability to be made whole again', which is why scientists use it for how well living tissue can heal after damage.