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retear

retear

8.2
A new rip in something that was fixed after an earlier rip
  • noun
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  • After a successful repair, the athlete was concerned about the possibility of a retear during recovery.

Examples

  • The surgeon explained that a retear could happen if the tendon was not healing properly.

  • The doctor warned him that a retear often occurs if patients resume activity too quickly.

  • Ikemoto et al. report that the chance of retear is greater with increasing lesion size.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The incidence of retear after RCR increases depending on the lesion size.

    Academic text (2017)

  • In terms of outcomes, the variables were dichotomized based on the presence or absence of retear (for cuff integrity), satisfied or not satisfied (for satisfaction).

    Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

reinjury
vsretear
1 5.1

A new injury to the same body part after it healed

is a new split in previously repaired tissue or material not a repeat injury

Antonyms

to repair
365 1.0

To fix something that is broken or not working

Surface Forms

retear singular
retears plural

Morphology

retear = tear (transparent) = re + tear

The meaning is a straightforward repeated-instance reading of 'tear' with the prefix 're-': a tear occurring again.

Etymology

Retear is made from the parts re- meaning 'again' and tear meaning 'to rip' or 'a rip'. So a retear is a new rip that happens after something was already repaired or has healed.