rhinoplasty

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Etymology

rhino- + -plasty

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Noun

rhinoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural rhinoplasties)

  1. (medicine, surgery, uncountable) A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.
  2. (countable) An instance of such surgery; one operation (procedure).

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