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aesthetic surgery

aesthetic surgery noun: surgery which alters the physical appearance of a person, performed not for health reasons but in order to increase one's beauty or physical appeal; cosmetic surgery.

Noun

aesthetic surgery (countable and uncountable, plural aesthetic surgeries)

  1. Surgery which alters the physical appearance of a person, performed not for health reasons but in order to increase one's beauty or physical appeal; cosmetic surgery.
    • Still, for those like Betty Ford who feel the need for outer rejuvenation, aesthetic surgery can be a godsend.1978 October 23, “Living: The Unveiling of a New Ford”, in Time

Synonyms of aesthetic surgery

Forms of aesthetic surgery

pluralaesthetic surgeries
alternative formesthetic surgery

Questions about aesthetic surgery

What does aesthetic surgery mean?
Aesthetic surgery means surgery which alters the physical appearance of a person, performed not for health reasons but in order to increase one's beauty or physical appeal; cosmetic surgery.
What part of speech is aesthetic surgery?
Aesthetic surgery is a noun.
What is the plural of aesthetic surgery?
The plural of aesthetic surgery is aesthetic surgeries.

Words near aesthetic surgery in the dictionary

  1. aesthetic attraction
  2. aesthetic information
  3. aesthetic surgeon
  4. aesthetic surgeons
  5. aesthetic surgeries
  6. aesthetic surgery
  7. aesthetical
  8. aestheticality
  9. aesthetically
  10. aestheticalness
  11. aesthetican

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