Definitions
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- noun (Surg.) The process of forming an artificial tip or part of a lip, by using for the purpose a piece of healthy tissue taken from some neighboring part.
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- noun surgery The creation from
tissue of an artificiallip or part of a lip.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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Examples
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Lips deformed from numerous granulomas require formal lip reduction surgery, also known as reduction cheiloplasty.
Robert Tornambe, M.D.: Lip Reduction Surgery-A Contrary Trend M.D. Robert Tornambe 2011
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