nasoplasty
nasoplasty noun: a type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.
Noun
nasoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural nasoplasties)
- A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.
- Alef, Matthew; Irwin, Chetan; Smith, Darren; Afifi, Ahmed; Jiang, Shao; Vecchione, Lisa; Ford, Matthew; Decesare, Gary E; Deleyiannis, Frederic W.-B; Losee, Joseph E (2009). "Nasal Tip Complications of Primary Cleft Lip Nasoplasty". Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 20 (5): 1327–33. doi...
- McDaniel, Jarred M; Alleyne, Brendan; Gosain, Arun K (2013). "Secondary Cleft Nasoplasty at Primary School Age". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 132 (4): 933–43. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182a053f1. PMID 24076684. "Fifty-three patients underwent secondary cleft nasoplasty with resorbable plate...
- An instance of such surgery; one operation (procedure).
Synonyms of nasoplasty
Forms of nasoplasty
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Origin of nasoplasty
From naso- + -plasty.
Questions about nasoplasty
- What does nasoplasty mean?
- Nasoplasty means a type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.
- What part of speech is nasoplasty?
- Nasoplasty is a noun.
- What is the plural of nasoplasty?
- The plural of nasoplasty is nasoplasties.
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