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abdominoplasty

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ab·dom·i·no·plas·ty  (b-dm-n-plst, -n-)
n. pl. ab·dom·i·no·plas·ties
Plastic surgery of the abdomen in which excess fatty tissue and skin are removed, usually for cosmetic purposes.
[Latin abdmen, abdmin-, belly; see abdomen + -plasty.]
abdominoplasty
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the surgical removal of excess skin and fat from the abdomen
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Noun1.abdominoplastyabdominoplasty - cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach
tummy tuck
anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery - surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
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