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mentoplasty

American

[men-tuh-plas-tee] / ˈmɛn təˌplæs ti /

noun

plastic surgery to correct a functional or cosmetic deformity of the chin.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

mentoplasties

plural

Etymology

Origin of mentoplasty

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

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