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cheiloplasty

or chi·lo·plas·ty

[ kahy-luh-plas-tee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural chei·lo·plas·ties.
  1. plastic surgery of the lip.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cheiloplasty1

First recorded in 1835–45; cheilo- + -plasty

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