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corrective

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: corrective

1
 adjn
tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
a device for treating injury or disease
2
 adj
designed to promote discipline
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: corrective
1

adj tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition

“corrective measures”
“corrective lenses”
Synonyms
bettering
changing for the better

n a device for treating injury or disease

Synonyms:
restorative
Types:
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pack
a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
face pack, pack
a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
pick-me-up, pickup
anything with restorative powers
prosthesis, prosthetic device
corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
glass eye
prosthesis consisting of an artificial eye made of glass
implant
a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue
obturator
a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)
leg, peg, pegleg, wooden leg
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
Type of:
device
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
2

adj designed to promote discipline

“the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional”
Synonyms:
disciplinal, disciplinary
nonindulgent, strict
characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
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