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Rehabilitation : (noun)
1: the restoration of someone to a useful place in society
2: the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of
habitation or cultivation [syn: reclamation, renewal]
3: vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment
of that person's reputation
4: the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and
electrotherapy and exercises
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Rehabilitation : \Re`ha*bil`i*ta"tion\ (-t?"sh?n), n. [Cf. LL.
rehabilitatio, F. R['e]habilitation.]
The act of rehabilitating, or the state of being
rehabilitated. --Bouvier. Walsh.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Rehabilitation : Rehabilitation: The process of restoration of skills by a person who has had an illness or injury so as to regain maximum self-sufficiency and function in a normal or as near normal manner as
possible. For example, rehabilitation after a { stroke may help the patient walk again and speak clearly again.
The word comes from the Latin "rehabilitare" meaning to make fit again.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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