plastic surgery
- 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.
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Origin of plastic surgery
First recorded in 1830–40
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He argues that it would be discriminatory to females who comprise 90 percent of all plastic-surgery patients.
plastic surgery
- the branch of surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic repair or re-formation of missing, injured, or malformed tissues or partsAlso called: anaplasty
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Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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plastic surgery
- Surgery to remodel, repair, or restore body parts, especially by the transfer of tissue.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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plastic surgery
- The branch of surgery that deals with the remodeling, repair, or restoration of body parts, especially by the transfer of tissue.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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plastic surgery
Surgery that repairs or reconstructs a body part. Plastic surgery is used to correct physical defects and to rebuild parts of the body that have been damaged by trauma or disease. Some examples of plastic surgery are breast reconstruction for women who have undergone a mastectomy and skin grafting for burn victims.
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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