stomatoplasty

American

[stoh-mat-uh-plas-tee, stoh-muh-tuh-] / stoʊˈmæt əˌplæs ti, ˈstoʊ mə tə- /

noun

plastic surgery of the mouth or the cervix.

stomatoplasty British

/ ˈstɒmətəˌplæstɪ, ˈstəʊ- /

noun

plastic surgery or surgical repair involving the mouth

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Other Word Forms

stomatoplastic adjective

Etymology

Origin of stomatoplasty

First recorded in 1855–60; stomato- + -plasty

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