reconstructive

[ree-kuhn-struhk-tiv]

adjective

1. tending to reconstruct.

Other Word Forms

• reconstructively adverb
• reconstructiveness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reconstructive¹

First recorded in 1860–65; re- + constructive

Example Sentences

Multiple media outlets are reporting that Hill tore multiple ligaments in the knee, including his anterior cruciate ligament, and will undergo reconstructive surgery Tuesday.

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She said she initially dismissed reconstructive surgery before deciding to have an implant, something she said she was now "so thankful" for.

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Mr O'Hara spent five days being treated in intensive care and had to have sections of dead flesh removed from his arm followed by reconstructive surgery after contracting necrotising fasciitis, the tribunal earlier heard.

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The singer also said she was due to undergo reconstructive surgery to make her breasts look more similar, adding that there was "lots of healing to go".

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When the war broke out, he volunteered in the plastic and reconstructive surgery unit at the al-Shifa hospital before working on temporary wards across Gaza.

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