See Also: corrective(medicine)
corrective(dictionary)
orthodontics, corrective(medicine)
corrective 2, noun(dictionary)
corrective 1, adjective(dictionary)
corrective emotional experience(medicine)
Corrective and Preventative Action(money)
lame(4)(dictionary)
lame(dictionary)
lame(dictionary)

lame 1, adjective (oh) and corrective (medicine)


lame 1, adjective (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: lama]
a) unable to walk properly because your leg or foot is injured or weak
::a lame dog
go lame
(=become lame)
b) the lame [plural] people who are lame
a lame explanation or excuse is weak and difficult to believe
lame excuse/explanation
::She gave some lame excuse about missing the bus.
::a lame attempt to deflect criticism
-see also lamely
informal boring or not very good
-synonym poor poor
::A lot of the songs on this album are a bit lame.
::the company's lame performance
-- lameness n [U]

corrective (medicine)


corrective


1. Counteracting, modifying, or changing what is injurious.

2. A drug that modifies or corrects an undesirable or injurious effect of another drug.

Synonym: corrigent.

Origin: L. Cor-rigo (conr-), pp. -rectus, to set right, fr. Rego, to keep straight