Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or characterized by reconstruction.
- adjective Serving to rebuild, restore, or correct the appearance and function of defective, damaged, or misshaped body structures or parts.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Tending to reconstruct; having the power of reconstructing.
- noun In medicine, that which is adapted or serviceable for reconstructing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Reconstructing; tending to reconstruct.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective which
reconstructs
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective helping to restore to good condition
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Examples
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The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a world leader in reconstructive surgery of hearts with complex disorders and a pioneer in developing innovative surgical techniques, such as improvements in heart-lung bypass and minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
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For the qualified candidate with a career interest in reconstructive and cosmetic oculoplastic surgery, this program offers a blend of supervised and independent activities.
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The Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a world leader in reconstructive heart surgery, heart catheterization, specialized anesthesia and nursing for children and young adults with heart disease.
Cardiac Center 2010
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Tim Terry, consultant in reconstructive urology, Leicester University Hospitals NHS Trust, specialises in gender reassignment surgery.
Archive 2008-01-01 Not a sheep 2008
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And while there is no good reason to delay passage of an economic stimulus package -- which would send the economy into a ditch -- we need to make room in the package has the kind of long-term reconstructive features that will lead to jobs and other kinds of economic opportunities for all Americans well into the future.
Hoyt Hilsman: Economic Stimulus: Fixing the Car While We're Driving It 2009
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Often face-first and resulting in reconstructive surgery, but I do hit them.
Passing the word (having spared you the rant) suricattus 2004
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Devoting nearly half of your long-term reconstructive stimulus to short-term ... something
De Magno Opere 2009
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Mopis is a high-quality software synthesizer that combines traditional subtractive synthesis with new technology we call reconstructive synthesis.
AvaxHome RSS: 2009
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Even now, after endless sessions of what was called reconstructive therapy, Ryeland couldn't understand what had happened to him.
Starchild Omnibus Pohl, Frederik & Williamson, Jack 1963
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When these problems are caused by trauma, burns, disease, or birth defects, the procedures are generally known as reconstructive surgery.
unknown title 2009
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