verb
- past tense and past participle of reinjure; to injure again, especially the same body part that was previously injured
Usage: medical; sports
Examples
- The athlete reinjured his knee during practice.
- She reinjured her back lifting heavy boxes too soon after surgery.
- The player was benched after he reinjured his shoulder.
- Doctors warned that returning to work too early could result in getting reinjured.
- The runner reinjured the same ankle that had troubled her last season.
- Physical therapy helped prevent him from getting reinjured.