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ab·dom·i·no·plas·ty

(ăb-dŏm′ə-nō-plăs′tē, -nə-)

n. pl. ab·dom·i·no·plas·ties

Plastic surgery of the abdomen in which fat and skin are removed and muscles are sometimes tightened, usually for cosmetic purposes.

[Latin abdōmen, abdōmin-, belly; see abdomen + -plasty.]

(æbˈdɒmɪnəʊˌplæstɪ)

n, pl -ies

(Surgery) the surgical removal of excess skin and fat from the abdomen

(æbˈdɒm ə nəˌplæs ti)

n., pl. -ties.

excision of abdominal fat and skin for cosmetic purposes.

[< Latin abdōmin- (see abdominal) + -o- + -plasty]

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Noun

abdominoplasty - cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach

anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery - surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue

Translations

n. abdominoplastia, reparación de la pared abdominal.

n (pl -ties) abdomino-plastia

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