mentoplasty

[men-tuh-plas-tee]

men·to·plas·ty

[men-tuh-plas-tee]
noun, plural men·to·plas·ties.
plastic surgery to correct a functional or cosmetic deformity of the chin.

Origin:
< Latin ment(um) chin (see mentum) + -o- + -plasty
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mentoplasty men·to·plas·ty (měn'tə-plās'tē)
n.
Surgical alteration of the chin. Also called genioplasty.

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