Nasoplasty
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose. uncountable
"Alef, Matthew; Irwin, Chetan; Smith, Darren; Afifi, Ahmed; Jiang, Shao; Vecchione, Lisa; Ford, Matthew; Decesare, Gary E; Deleyiannis, Frederic W.-B; Losee, Joseph E (2009). "Nasal Tip Complications of Primary Cleft Lip Nasoplasty". Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 20 (5): 1327–33. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181ae4115. PMID 19816250. "Complications of primary nasoplasty, at the time of definitive primary cheiloplasty, are underreported in the literature.""
- 2 An instance of such surgery; one operation (procedure). countable
Example
More examples"Alef, Matthew; Irwin, Chetan; Smith, Darren; Afifi, Ahmed; Jiang, Shao; Vecchione, Lisa; Ford, Matthew; Decesare, Gary E; Deleyiannis, Frederic W.-B; Losee, Joseph E (2009). "Nasal Tip Complications of Primary Cleft Lip Nasoplasty". Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 20 (5): 1327–33. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181ae4115. PMID 19816250. "Complications of primary nasoplasty, at the time of definitive primary cheiloplasty, are underreported in the literature.""
Etymology
From naso- + -plasty.
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