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REHABILITATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
Synonyms:
reclamation; rehabilitation; renewal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rehabilitation" is a kind of...):
restoration (the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rehabilitation"):
re-afforestation; reforestation (the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting)
urban renewal (the clearing and rebuilding and redevelopment of urban slums)
Derivation:
rehabilitate (restore to a state of good condition or operation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The restoration of someone to a useful place in society
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rehabilitation" is a kind of...):
restoration (the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rehabilitation"):
correctional rehabilitation (providing penal custody or probation or parole for convicted offenders)
physical rehabilitation; physical restoration; therapeutic rehabilitation (providing help for disabled persons; the removal or reduction of disabilities)
vocational rehabilitation (providing training in a specific trade with the aim of gaining employment)
Derivation:
rehabilitate (help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute)
rehabilitate (reinstall politically)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rehabilitation" is a kind of...):
physiatrics; physical therapy; physiotherapy (therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities)
Derivation:
rehabilitate (restore to a state of good condition or operation)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rehabilitation" is a kind of...):
exoneration; vindication (the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.)
Derivation:
rehabilitate (reinstall politically)
Context examples:
A group of researchers, cancer centers, and community doctors who are involved in studies of new cancer treatment, prevention, early detection, quality of life, and rehabilitation.
(Clinical Trials Cooperative Group, NCI Dictionary)
It is often used in physiotherapy and rehabilitation settings.
(Inferential Current Treatment, NCI Thesaurus)
It might include manipulations to reposition your bones, medicine, a splint or sling, and rehabilitation.
(Dislocations, NIH)
Introduction, application, and evaluation of effective and practical cancer prevention, control, and rehabilitation intervention programs in community settings.
(Community Oncology and Rehabilitation, NCI Thesaurus)
Enabling machines to understand human behavior also could enable new approaches to behavioral diagnosis and rehabilitation for conditions such as autism, dyslexia and depression.
(Computer that Reads Body Language, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The HAP was originally developed to measure quality of life achieved by patients in rehabilitation programs for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
(Human Activity Profile Test, NCI Thesaurus)
Occupational medicine encompasses issues such as industrial hygiene, safety, pollution control, ergonomics, industrial and agricultural toxicology, disability evaluation, physical rehabilitation, industrial psychology and emergency medicine.
(Occupational Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)
The payment mechanism that is used to compensate a healthcare provider for the care provided to a patient in form of a fee for all services rendered during a single episode of care, such as a case that includes all components of care from the initial diagnosis of a condition to completed treatment and rehabilitation.
(Episode of Care Payment Method, NCI Thesaurus)
This house rules hospitals, rehabilitation centers, physical therapy centers, and other places of healing, so you may have more frequent interaction with medical personnel than usual for yourself or on behalf of a family member or friend.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Essential components of palliative care are: pain and symptom control, communication regarding treatment and alternatives, prognosis, and available services, rehabilitation services, care that addresses treatment and palliative concerns, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual needs, terminal care, support in bereavement.
(Palliative therapy, NCI Thesaurus)
