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

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.

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.

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.

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

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