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mentoplasty

[men-tuh-plas-tee]
noun, plural men·to·plas·ties.
  1. plastic surgery to correct a functional or cosmetic deformity of the chin.
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Origin of mentoplasty

< Latin ment(um) chin (see mentum) + -o- + -plasty
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mentoplasty

(mĕn′tə-plăs′tē)
n.
  1. Surgical alteration of the chin.genioplasty
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