retearing
Second time ripping
Retearing is tearing something again, typically tissue that had previously been torn and healed: She retore her ACL just six months after surgery.
The word appears most often in medical contexts—ligaments, muscles, or surgical repairs that give way a second time.
The risk of retearing increases if you return to activity too soon.
Damage to healing tissue
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- strainExcessive stretching force
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- ligamentConnective tissue between bones
tendon · ACL · meniscus · rotator cuff · muscle · cartilage · tissue · rehabilitation
Cutting into thin pieces
- rippingTearing with force
- splittingDividing into parts
- frayingComing apart threadwise
- fabricWoven or knit material
paper · material · seam · stitches · perforation · worn · threadbare · unraveling
reinjury
Damage to healing tissue
ligament · tendon · ACL · meniscus · rotator cuff · muscle · cartilage · tissue · rehabilitation · setback
shredding
Cutting into thin pieces
fabric · paper · material · seam · stitches · perforation · worn · threadbare · unraveling · reopening
retearinghealing
Restoration of health
repairing · mending · recovering · knitting · regenerating
retearingfull recovery
Return to prior health
strengthening · rehabilitation · recuperating · returning to form · making progress
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