RETREATMENT
\ɹɪtɹˈiːtmənt], \ɹɪtɹˈiːtmənt], \ɹ_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˈiː_t_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of RETREATMENT
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By Noah Webster.
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The therapy of the same disease in a patient, with the same agent or procedure repeated after initial treatment, or with an additional or alternate measure or follow-up. It does not include therapy which requires more than one administration of a therapeutic agent or regimen. Retreatment is often used with reference to a different modality when the original one was inadequate, harmful, or unsuccessful.
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