- plastic surgery
- noun Date: 1842 surgery concerned with the repair, restoration, or improvement of lost, injured, defective, or misshapen body parts
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
plastic surgery
Look at other dictionaries:
Plastic surgery — Plastic surgeon Occupation Names Doctor, Medical Specialist Activity sectors Surgery Description Education required MD or MBBS or DO US[1] Plastic surgery is a … Wikipedia
plastic surgery — plastic surgeon. the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues. [1830 40] * * * Surgery to correct disfigurement, restore… … Universalium
Plastic surgery — Plastic Plas tic (pl[a^]s t[i^]k), a. [L. plasticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to form, mold: cf. F. plastique.] 1. Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter; as, the plastic hand of the Creator. Prior. [1913 Webster] See plastic Nature… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plastic surgery — n. surgery dealing with the repair or restoration of injured, deformed, or destroyed parts of the body, esp. by transferring tissue, as skin or bone, from other parts or from another individual plastic surgeon n … English World dictionary
plastic surgery — [n] cosmetic surgery blepharoplasty, breast implant, breast reduction, collagen injections, dermabrasion, dermatoplasty, eyelift, face lift, face lifting, liposuction, mammaplasty, mammoplasty, nose job, reconstructive surgery, rhinoplasty, skin… … New thesaurus
plastic surgery — n [U] the medical practice of changing the appearance of people s faces or bodies, either to improve their appearance or to repair injuries >.plastic surgeon n … Dictionary of contemporary English
plastic surgery — noun uncount medical operations to improve the appearance of a part of someone s body, either to repair an injury or to make them more attractive ─ compare COSMETIC SURGERY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plastic surgery — ► NOUN ▪ the reconstruction or repair of parts of the body by the transfer of tissue, either in the treatment of injury or for cosmetic reasons … English terms dictionary
Plastic surgery — The field of surgery concerned with reducing scarring or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents, birth defects, or treatment for diseases, such as melanoma. Many plastic surgeons also perform cosmetic surgery that is unrelated to… … Medical dictionary
plastic surgery — noun surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue • Syn: ↑reconstructive surgery, ↑anaplasty • Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical p … Useful english dictionary
plastic surgery — a branch of surgery dealing with the reconstruction of deformed or damaged parts of the body. It also includes the replacement of parts of the body that have been lost. If performed simply to improve appearances plastic surgery is called cosmetic … The new mediacal dictionary
