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Restoration (Medicine)
Restoration (pronunciation: /ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən/) in the context of medicine refers to the process of returning the body or a part of it to its original or healthy state. The term is derived from the Latin word 'restauratio', which means 'a restoring or renewing'.
Types of Restoration
- Physical Therapy: This involves the use of methods such as exercise, heat treatment, and massage to help restore physical function and fitness.
- Reconstructive Surgery: This is a type of surgery performed to restore the appearance and function of body parts.
- Rehabilitation: This is a treatment or treatments designed to facilitate the process of recovery from injury, illness, or disease to as normal a condition as possible.
Related Terms
- Regeneration: This is the process of renewal, restoration, and growth that makes cells, organisms, and ecosystems resilient to natural fluctuations or events that cause disturbance or damage.
- Recovery: This is the process of becoming well again, especially after a serious illness or surgery.
- Healing: This is the process of the restoration of health from an unbalanced, diseased, damaged or unvitalized organism.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Restoration
- Wikipedia's article - Restoration
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