Nasoplasty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nasoplasty is a noun meaning (countable) An instance of such surgery; one operation (procedure).
Meaning
(countable) An instance of such surgery; one operation (procedure).
More Meanings
- (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.
Example Sentences
McDaniel, Jarred M; Alleyne, Brendan; Gosain, Arun K (2013). "Secondary Cleft Nasoplasty at Primary School Age". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 132 (4): 933–43. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182a053f1. PMID 24076684. "Fifty-three patients underwent secondary cleft nasoplasty with resorbable plate placement as a columellar strut."
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."
Word Forms
- nasoplasties
Synonyms for nasoplasty
Depending on context, synonyms include rhinoplasty, noselift.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rhinoplasty, septorhinoplasty, alarplasty, rhinosurgery, rhinoseptoplasty, turbinoplasty.
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