reconstructive surgery

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meaningsofreconstructiveandsurgery

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reconstructive
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.tɪv/us
/ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.t̬ɪv/
Reconstructive medical treatment involves changing the shape of part of a person's body, either because it has been badly damaged or to improve ...
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surgery
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/us
/ˈsɝː.dʒər.i/
the treatment of injuries or diseases in people or animals by cutting open the body and removing or repairing the ...
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Inreconstructivesurgeryor resection for neoplasm, consequences for swallowing may figure in decision-making.
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Reconstructivesurgerytoppled into cosmetic surgery as if pushed by a technological imperative.
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Ethical resource allocation and the quest for normalcy: is pediatricreconstructivesurgeryjustified?
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This argument had been used to supportreconstructivesurgeryfor wounded veterans to rejoin the civilian work force.
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Treatment is available throughreconstructivesurgery.
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She requiresreconstructivesurgeryon her face.
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The infant has required extensivereconstructivesurgery.
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Nicoladoni specialized in orthopedic andreconstructivesurgery.
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Reconstructive procedures, however, lie along a continuum, without any clear boundary between therapeuticreconstructivesurgeryfor a diagnosable problem and purely cosmetic surgery.
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Ironically, success in clinical neurosciences may bolster cosmetic neurology practices, analogous to the way that decreased demand forreconstructivesurgerystrengthened cosmetic surgery.
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The process lasted four years, during which my wife could not affordreconstructivesurgery.
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For example, one woman, who was divorced, found that her ability to form intimate relationships with men was greatly affected byreconstructivesurgeryafter a bilateral mastectomy.
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The condition is typically treated byreconstructivesurgery.
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Her area of specialization is plastic andreconstructivesurgery.
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Afterreconstructivesurgery, she slowly became interested in weightlifting.
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Many of these patients were forced to undergoreconstructivesurgery.
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He hadreconstructivesurgeryon both of his knees.
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Today it is a standard implant technique among dentists and is widely used inreconstructivesurgery.
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One victim was injured so severely that he had to undergo extensive facialreconstructivesurgery.
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Reconstructivesurgerycan be used to treat the facial abnormalities that are linked to the disorder.
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Since passage of this law, many thousands of women have hadreconstructivesurgeryafter mastectomy.
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The tissue is hard (fibrotic) and unresponsive; some patients consider undergoingreconstructivesurgery, called debulking.
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Unless it is somereconstructivesurgeryas the result of a horrible crash or accident.
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They are implanted duringreconstructivesurgeryto support or restructure damaged ligaments, tendons, and other tissue.
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