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plastic surgery
n.
Surgery to remodel, repair, or restore the appearance and sometimes the function of body parts. It includes reconstructive surgery such as skin grafts and repair of congenital defects as well as cosmetic surgery.
plastic surgeon n.
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plastic surgery
n
(Surgery) the branch of surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic repair or re-formation of missing, injured, or malformed tissues or parts. Also called: anaplasty
plastic surgeon n
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plas′tic sur′gery
n.
the branch of surgery dealing with the repair, replacement, or reshaping of malformed, injured, or lost parts of the body.
[1830–40]
plas′tic sur′geon, n.
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plastic surgery
- Dates to 1837; "plastic" is used in the sense of "molding, shaping."See also related terms for plastic.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() abdominoplasty, tummy tuck - cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach autoplasty - surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" cosmetic surgery, face lift, facelift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, face lifting, lift - 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" corneal graft, corneal transplant, keratoplasty - a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor lipectomy, selective lipectomy - plastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissue mastopexy - plastic surgery to lift or reshape the breasts neuroplasty - plastic surgery of the nerves otoplasty - reconstructive surgery of the auricle of the external ear phalloplasty - reconstructive surgery on the penis to repair congenital abnormality or injury proctoplasty, rectoplasty - reconstructive surgery of the anus or rectum |
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plastic surgery
noun cosmetic surgery, face lift (informal) She had plastic surgery to change the shape of her nose.
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Translations
جِراحَةٌ بلاسْتيكِيَّهجِرَاحَةٌ تَـجْمِيلِيَّةجِرَاحَة تـَجْمِيليَّة
plastická chirurgiekosmetická chirurgie
kosmetisk operationplastikkirurgplastikkirurgiplastisk kirurgi
plastiikkakirurgia
plastična operacija
plasztikai sebészet
fegrunaraîgerî
形成外科美容外科
미용 성형 외과성형외과
plastická chirurgia
plastična operacija
plastikkirurgiskönhetsoperation
การผ่าตัดศัลยกรรมเสริมความงามศัลยกรรมตกแต่ง
estetik cerrahîkozmetik cerrahiplastik cerrahi
phẫu thuật thẩm mỹ
plastic surgery
n → chirurgia plastica, chirurgia esteticaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
plaster
(ˈplaːstə) noun1. (also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface. He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.
2. (also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc. She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.
3. (also ˈsticking-plaster ; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc. You should put a plaster on that cut.
verb1. to put plaster on. They plastered the walls.
2. to spread or apply rather too thickly. She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.
ˈplasterer noun a person whose job is to put plaster on walls, ceilings etc.
plastic (ˈplӕstik) noun, adjective (of) any of many chemically manufactured substances that can be moulded when still soft. This cup is made of plastic; a plastic cup.
adjective easily made into different shapes.
plastic surgery surgery to repair or replace damaged skin, or to improve the appearance usually of the face ( noun plastic surgeon) Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
plastic surgery
→ جِرَاحَةٌ تَـجْمِيلِيَّة, جِرَاحَة تـَجْمِيليَّة kosmetická chirurgie, plastická chirurgie kosmetisk operation, plastikkirurgi plastische Chirurgie, Schönheitsoperation αισθητική χειρουργική, πλάστική χειρουργική cirugía plástica plastiikkakirurgia chirurgie esthétique plastična operacija chirurgia estetica, chirurgia plastica 形成外科, 美容外科 미용 성형 외과, 성형외과 cosmetische chirurgie, plastische chirurgie kosmetisk kirurgi, plastisk kirurgi chirurgia plastyczna cirurgia estética, cirurgia plástica косметическая операция, пластическая хирургия plastikkirurgi, skönhetsoperation การผ่าตัดศัลยกรรมเสริมความงาม, ศัลยกรรมตกแต่ง kozmetik cerrahi, plastik cerrahi phẫu thuật thẩm mỹ 整容手术, 整形手术Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
plas·tic sur·ge·ry
n. cirugía plástica, proceso cosmético quirúrgico para reparar o reconstruir estructuras del cuerpo.
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