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Z-plasty

Z-plasty noun: a versatile plastic surgery technique involving a Z-shaped incision that is used to improve the functional and cosmetic appearance of scars.

Noun

Z-plasty (countable and uncountable, plural Z-plasties)

  1. A versatile plastic surgery technique involving a Z-shaped incision that is used to improve the functional and cosmetic appearance of scars.

Forms of Z-plasty

pluralZ-plasties

Origin of Z-plasty

From Z + -plasty.

Questions about Z-plasty

What does Z-plasty mean?
Z-plasty means a versatile plastic surgery technique involving a Z-shaped incision that is used to improve the functional and cosmetic appearance of scars.
What part of speech is Z-plasty?
Z-plasty is a noun.
What is the plural of Z-plasty?
The plural of Z-plasty is Z-plasties.

Words near Z-plasty in the dictionary

  1. Z-pak
  2. Z-paks
  3. Z-pinch
  4. Z-pinches
  5. Z-plasties
  6. Z-plasty
  7. Z-RNA
  8. z-score
  9. z-scores
  10. Z-shaped
  11. z-test

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