otoplasty
otoplasty noun: a procedure of plastic surgery used to change the appearance or shape of a person’s ears.
Noun
otoplasty (plural otoplasties)
- A procedure of plastic surgery used to change the appearance or shape of a person’s ears.
Forms of otoplasty
| plural | otoplasties |
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Origin of otoplasty
Formed as oto- + -plasty, after the German Otoplastik; compare the earlier otoplastic and the French otoplastie.
Questions about otoplasty
- What does otoplasty mean?
- Otoplasty means a procedure of plastic surgery used to change the appearance or shape of a person’s ears.
- What part of speech is otoplasty?
- Otoplasty is a noun.
- What is the plural of otoplasty?
- The plural of otoplasty is otoplasties.
Words near otoplasty in the dictionary
Source and license
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