revisional
1
6.7
Relating to a change made to an earlier procedure, operation, or document
- adjective
- /rɪˈvɪʒənl/
:
revisional
- Five patients underwent partial or revisional amputation at a later date for non-functioning extremities.
- revisional surgery
Examples
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Revisional surgery is often necessary when previous operations did not achieve the desired results.
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The patient was informed that a revisional procedure would be needed to correct complications from the first surgery.
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He attended a conference focused on revisional treatments to improve surgical outcomes.
Synonyms
revised
vsrevisional
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3.2
Edited to make a text or plan better
refers to the action or process of making those changes
revisionary
vsrevisional
1
7.1
Relating to making changes to existing ideas or plans
relates to involvement in that change process rather than its result
Surface Forms
revisional positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word revisional comes from the verb revise, made from re- 'again' and the same root as vision 'see'. So a revisional action is a 'look again' to make changes, which is why a revisional procedure or change fixes something done earlier.