repair (redirected from Maintenance, repair and operations)

repair /re·pair/ (re-par´) the physical or mechanical restoration of damaged or diseased tissues by the growth of healthy new cells or by surgical apposition.repar´ative

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Cooper's ligament repair , McVay repair repair of an inguinal hernia by suturing the inguinal falx to the pectineal (Cooper's) and inguinal ligaments.

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re·pair (r-pâr)

v.

To restore to a healthy or functioning condition after damage or injury.

n.

Restoration of diseased or damaged tissues naturally or by surgical means.

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repair,

n 1. the process of reuniting or replacing broken parts of a denture; a means for extending the usefulness of a denture.
v 2. to make sound; to mend; restoration to former condition.
n 3. formation of new tissues by processes such as fibroplasia, osteogenesis, and endothelioplasia to replace tissues damaged by disease or injury.

repair, cemental,

n repair of areas of cemental resorption and cemental tears by apposition of cementum. Repair may be by formation of either cellular or acellular cementum.

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repair

the physical or mechanical restoration of damaged tissues, especially the replacement of dead or damaged cells in a body tissue or organ by healthy new cells.

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plastic repair

restoration of anatomical structure by means of tissue transferred from other sites or derived from other individuals, or by other substance.