plastic surgery
noun
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.
plastic surgeon
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a word derived from
plastic surgery.
Example Sentences
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"Many beauticians often have a little too much freedom. They think they have learned and, without being surgeons, sometimes perform surgical procedures," Kyrgyz plastic surgeon Iskender Kachkinbayev told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
“People are getting more proactive about their health,” said Dr. Lisa Cassileth, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills specializing in breast surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
But "that is the difference between having a plaster and going to a plastic surgeon," says Saunders, who also demonstrates SawStop machines.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
The project also included Duke University plastic surgeon David A. Brown, who studies digit regeneration in mice, and Kenneth D. Poss of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whose research focuses on fin regeneration in zebrafish.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
The plastic surgeon loosed the tape from her check and peered under the gauze.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
