reconstructiveadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.tɪv/us/ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.tɪv/Reconstructive medical treatment involves changing the shape of part of a person's body, either because it has been badly damaged or to improve someone's appearance:
After the accident, he underwent reconstructive surgery to rebuild his face.
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Medical treatment: general words
- first aid
- first-aider
- general practice
- gynaecological
- irradiation
- med
- medical
- medicine
- modality
- muti
- non-surgical
- orthopaedic
- painkiller
- quackery
- restorative
- soothing
- stretcher sb off
- surgical
- surgically
- telemedicine
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