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rhinoplasties

rhinoplasties is the plural of rhinoplasty.

Meaning of rhinoplasty

Noun

rhinoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural rhinoplasties)

  1. (uncountable) A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.
    • Dr. Sundine specializes in facelifts, necklifts and browlifting, eyelid surgery, as well as rhinoplasty, which involves both technically exacting skill and a keen eye for aesthetic balance.2008 January, Orange Coast, page 190
  2. (countable) An instance of such surgery; one operation (procedure).
    • Gone is the era of the cookie-cutter, ski jump nose. Today’s cosmetic doctors are approaching rhinoplasties with a more artistic, individualized approach, using new surgical and nonsurgical techniques to refine rather than revamp one of the most prominent features of the face.2020 December 8, Tatiana Boncompagni, “The New Nose: Is the Bump Back?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2020

Questions about rhinoplasties

What is rhinoplasties the plural of?
Rhinoplasties is the plural of rhinoplasty.

Words near rhinoplasties in the dictionary

  1. rhinophymic
  2. rhinoplast
  3. rhinoplastic
  4. rhinoplastician
  5. rhinoplasticians
  6. rhinoplasties
  7. rhinoplasts
  8. rhinoplasty
  9. rhinopneumonitis
  10. rhinopomatid
  11. rhinopomatids

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