rhinoplasty

[rahy-nuh-plas-tee]

noun

Surgery.

plural

rhinoplasties 

1. plastic surgery of the nose.

rhinoplasty

/ ˈraɪnəʊˌplæstɪ /

noun

1. plastic surgery of the nose

Other Word Forms

• rhinoplastic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhinoplasty¹

First recorded in 1835–45; rhino- + -plasty

Example Sentences

But with braces on her teeth and a nose in need of rhinoplasty, getting Prince Julian to notice her at the Ball, where he will choose his bride, is going to be difficult.

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On the “have” list were three breast augmentations, rhinoplasty, Botox and filler.

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But those that have competed on price for elective treatments like rhinoplasty will find it harder to survive, he and others said.

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Six months later, emerging from surgery for a chin implant and rhinoplasty, I was more devastated than ever.

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In the development of rhinoplasty, for example, citing scholars such as Sander Gilman, Fitzharris shows how a person’s nose became a marker of their health.

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