| 释义 |
reconˈstituent, a. and n.
[See re- and constituent a. and n. Cf. F. reconstituant (Littré).]
a. adj. That builds up anew; spec. in Med. of a remedy.
b. n. Med. A remedy that builds up the body after wasting by disease.
1876Bartholow Mat. Med. (1879) 121 In the same group, however, are remedies which, while they are tonic and reconstituent, do not enter into the composition of the body. Ibid. 94 As a reconstituent, cod-liver oil is a very useful remedy in certain chronic affections of the brain. |