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reconstruction

[‚rē·kən′strək·shən]
(solid-state physics)
A process in which atoms at the surface of a solid displace and form bands different from those existing in the bulk solid.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Reconstruction

The process of duplicating the original materials, form, and appearance of a historic building that no longer exists, based on historical research; most often it is located at the original site.
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All patients underwent coarctation resection and aortoplasty with autologous pulmonary artery patch.
At present, the common surgical techniques for CoA with AAH include patch aortoplasty and EEEA.
Patch aortoplasty was proposed in the 1990s as an operative technique for CoA.
Repair by extended aortoplasty. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1977; 74: 362-71.
A 20-year clinical perspective and experience with patch aortoplasty. Am J Cardiol 1983; 51; 2: 256-60.
The discrete fibrous membrane was confirmed at surgery, and aortoplasty for supravalvular aortic stenosis was performed successfully.
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