reconstructive

[ ree-kuh n-struhk-tiv ]

/ ˌri kənˈstrʌk tɪv /

tending to reconstruct.

Origin of reconstructive

First recorded in 1860–65; re- + constructive

re·con·struc·tive·ly, adverb re·con·struc·tive·ness, noun

A Las Vegas plastic surgeon flew to Jackson, personally pledging to cover the cost of reconstructive surgery.

Colonel of Truth: The KFC Hoax and the Idiocy of Crowdfunding for Bullying Victims |Scott Bixby |June 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Doctors have said Miss Yousafzai is due to be readmitted in the coming weeks for reconstructive cranial surgery.

Malala Released from Hospital |Justin Green |January 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
A world-famous oculoplastic and reconstructive surgeon, Elahi is also an impassioned philanthropist.

Participants in the 2011 Women in the World Summit |The Daily Beast |March 1, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Now, after national media attention, Bibi Aisha will travel from Afghanistan to the U.S. for reconstructive surgery.

A Girl Triumphs Over an Unspeakable Crime |Gayle Tzemach Lemmon |July 27, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

This statement is the proper starting-point for any reconstructive plan of the Temple and its courts.

Tent Work in Palestine |Claude Reignier Conder
No grand, systematic, reconstructive plan, no rising to the height of the occasion and the Empire!

Post-Prandial Philosophy |Grant Allen
Mr. Longfellow has set about making a reconstructive translation, and he has succeeded in the attempt.

The Unseen World and Other Essays |John Fiske
In the reconstructive measures of the future, a still larger use of scientific considerations may be looked for.

The Economic Aspect of Geology |C. K. Leith
To take a phrase from Professor Dewey, reason, for Spinoza, is reconstructive not constitutive.

The Philosophy of Spinoza |Baruch de Spinoza