vt :  to restore to a sound or healthy state <a surgical procedure to damaged tissue> 
, n 1 a  :  the act or process of repairing <surgical of a detached retina>   b  :  an instance or result of repairing  2  :  the replacement of destroyed cells or tissues by new formations .
 
   
 
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