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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Surgery to remodel, repair, or restore the appearance and sometimes the function of body parts. It includes reconstructive surgery such as skin grafts and repair of congenital defects as well as cosmetic surgery.
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- noun
Surgery , especially involving the transfer of tissue, to repair body parts. - noun
Cosmetic surgery for appearance.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
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