| Health / Medical Topics |
Plastic surgery
Pronunciation
Definition 1
An operation that restores or improves the appearance of body structures. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures. (NCI Thesaurus)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
A surgeon who specializes in reducing scarring or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents, birth defects, or treatment for…
An embolic bead that is made from a plastic-like resin or polymer.
A plastic vessel with a narrow neck designed to accept a specific closure.
Surgeons can reshape the appearance of body parts through cosmetic surgery. Some of the most common body parts people want to…
Various high-molecular-weight thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers that are capable of being molded, extruded, drawn, or otherwise shaped and then hardened into a…
A semi-solid composed of a soft, smooth mass with relatively thick consistency and strong adhesiveness that becomes solid when dry.
