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cosmetic surgery

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cosmetic surgery
n
(Medicine / Surgery) surgery performed to improve the appearance, rather than for medical reasons
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Noun1.cosmetic surgery - plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your facecosmetic surgery - plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift"
face lift, facelift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, face lifting, lift
nose job, rhinoplasty - cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose
anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery - surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
Translations
cosmetic surgery
n → kosmetische Chirurgie; she’s had cosmetic surgery → sie hat eine Schönheitsoperation gehabt
cosmetic surgery → جراحة تجميل kosmetická chirurgie kosmetisk operation Schönheitsoperation αισθητική χειρουργική cirugía plástica plastiikkakirurgia chirurgie esthétique plastična operacija chirurgia estetica 美容外科 미용 성형 외과 cosmetische chirurgie kosmetisk kirurgi chirurgia plastyczna cirurgia estética косметическая операция skönhetsoperation การผ่าตัดศัลยกรรมเสริมความงาม kozmetik cerrahi phẫu thuật thẩm mỹ 整容手术
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