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reoperation

reoperation

7.0
Second surgery after an earlier one when the first did not fix the problem
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˈɒpəreɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reoperación
  • The doctor explained that a reoperation might be necessary if the patient did not heal properly after the first surgery.
  • required reoperation
  • thyroid reoperations
  • reoperation rates

Examples

  • No complications required reoperation.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Six patients, including four who had mediastinitis, required reoperation:

    Academic text (2004)
  • Other risk factors include malignancy and reoperation for hemorrhage.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The patient underwent reoperation and remained disease-free at 28 months.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Reoperation is often required in patients who develop flap necrosis (95).

    Academic text (2015)
  • Any patient whose symptoms returned or who exhibited an expanding tumor on imaging was considered to have experienced a recurrence and was therefore a candidate for reoperation.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Of the 17 patients, 13 (76.5%) required reoperations, including five revision amputations over an average follow-up period of four years (range one to 10 years).

    Academic text (2014)
  • (n1) Thyroid and parathyroid reoperations, in particular, pose an increased risk of nerve damage.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Mastectomy flap necrosis can necessitate reoperation and removal of the implants (86).

    Academic text (2015)
  • With an average clinical follow-up of 12 months, there were no surgical infections, bleeding complications, cerebrospinal fluid leaks, or reoperations for contour irregularities, hardware failures, or other issues.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

surgery
vsreoperation
945 2.7

An operation in which a doctor cuts into the body to treat or repair it

is reserved for a later repeat operation carried out because the first caused problems
operation
vsreoperation
273 3.7

A surgery where a doctor cuts the body to fix a problem

is used only for later surgical work done after an earlier procedure
surgical operation
vsreoperation
  • Specialized
2 3.0

A medical treatment where a doctor makes a cut to fix, remove, or replace a part of the body

is specifically a later surgical procedure performed after an earlier one
reintervention
vsreoperation
  • Specialized
7.9

A second medical operation or procedure that fixes problems after the first one

is only for a later surgical operation done after an earlier one

Surface Forms

reoperation singular
reoperations plural

Morphology

reoperation = operation (transparent) = re + operate + ion

The meaning is a standard and easily recognizable case of 're-' meaning 'again' or 'an additional one' added to 'operation'.

Etymology

The word reoperation is made of re- ('again') and operation (a surgical 'procedure'), so it means having the operation again, usually because the first surgery did not fix the problem.