reoperates

/riˈɑpəˌreɪts/
verb
  1. Third person singular of reoperate: to perform surgery again on a patient or body part.
    • The hospital rarely reoperates on the same patient within a month.
    • If the first surgery fails, the surgeon reoperates to correct the issue.
    • Our clinic reoperates on only a small percentage of cases.
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