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(surgery) Plastic surgery to reduce the visible signs of aging in the face by removing wrinkles..
Use rhytidectomy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rhytidectomy means (surgery) Plastic surgery to reduce the visible signs of aging in the face by removing wrinkles..
Common synonyms include facelift, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck, face lift.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use rhytidectomy where its definition matches the intended context.
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