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RECONSTRUCTIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reconstructive mean? 

RECONSTRUCTIVE (adjective)
  The adjective RECONSTRUCTIVE has 1 sense:

1. helping to restore to good conditionplay

  Familiarity information: RECONSTRUCTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RECONSTRUCTIVE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Helping to restore to good condition

Synonyms:

reconstructive; rehabilitative

Context example:

rehabilitative exercises

Similar:

constructive (constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development)

Derivation:

reconstruct (return to its original or usable and functioning condition)


 Context examples 


Plastic and reconstructive surgery may help the person's appearance.

(Craniofacial Abnormalities, NIH)

Hirudotherapy is mainly used in trauma and plastic and reconstructive surgery to salvage tissue flaps and skin grafts whose viability is threatened by venous congestion.

(Hirudotherapy, NCI Thesaurus)



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