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cor⋅rec⋅tive

  [kuh-rek-tiv]
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–adjective
1. tending to correct or rectify; remedial: corrective exercises.
–noun
2. a means of correcting; corrective agent.
Origin:
1525–35; (< AF) < ML corrēctīvus. See correct, -ive

Related forms:
cor⋅rec⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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cor·rec·tive   (kə-rěk'tĭv)   
adj.  Tending or intended to correct: corrective lenses.
n.  An agent that corrects.
cor·rec'tive·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1cor·rec·tive
Pronunciation: k&-'rek-tiv
Function: adjective
: intended to correct <corrective lenses><corrective surgery> —cor·rec·tive·ly adverb

Main Entry: 2corrective
Function: noun
: a medication that removes undesirable or unpleasant side effects of other medication corrective in overcoming the insomnia produced by ephedrine>
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corrective cor·rec·tive (kə-rěk'tĭv)
adj.
Counteracting or modifying what is malfunctioning, undesirable, or injurious. n.
An agent that corrects.

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