reoperated

/riˈɑpəˌreɪtɪd/
verb
  1. Past tense of reoperate: to perform surgery again on a patient or body part.
    • After the infection returned, the doctor reoperated to clean the wound.
    • The surgeon reoperated on the patient to fix a complication from the first surgery.
    • The team reoperated on the knee to repair the torn ligament again.
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