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RECONSTITUTE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they reconstitute ... he / she / it reconstitutes
Past simple: reconstituted
Past participle: reconstituted
-ing form: reconstituting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
Example:
The governing board was reconstituted
Synonyms:
reconstitute; restructure
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "reconstitute" is one way to...):
structure (give a structure to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Context examples:
Upon immunoprophylactic adoptive cell therapy infusion with allogeneic cytomegalovirus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes, these CTLs may help reconstitute CMV-specific CTL responses in CMV-infected immunocompromised hosts after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant, thereby potentially preventing the occurrence of CMV viral disease or reducing the amount of antiviral drug therapy.
(Allogeneic Cytomegalovirus-Specific Cytotoxic T lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)
A small medicinal particle or grain made available in its more stable dry form, to be reconstituted with solvent just before dispensing; the granules are so prepared to contain not only the medicinal agent, but the colorants, flavorants, and any other desired pharmaceutic ingredient.
(Granule for Solution Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A small medicinal particle or grain made available in its more stable dry form, to be reconstituted with solvent just before dispensing to form a suspension; the granules are so prepared to contain not only the medicinal agent, but the colorants, flavorants, and any other desired pharmaceutic ingredient.
(Granule for Suspension Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)