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rhi⋅no⋅plas⋅ty

[rahy-nuh-plas-tee]
–noun, plural -ties. Surgery.
plastic surgery of the nose.

Origin:
1835–45; rhino- + -plasty


rhi⋅no⋅plas⋅tic, adjective
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rhi·no·plas·ty   (rī'nō-plās'tē, -nə-)   
n.   pl. rhi·no·plas·ties
Plastic surgery of the nose.
rhi'no·plas'tic adj.
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Word Origin & History

rhinoplasty 
1842, earlier rhinoplastic (1823), from comb. form of Gk. rhinos "nose" + -plastia, from plastos "molded, formed" (see plastic).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: rhi·no·plas·ty
Pronunciation: 'rI-nO-"plas-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: plasticsurgery on the nose usually for cosmetic purposes called also nose job
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rhinoplasty rhi·no·plas·ty (rī'nō-plās'tē, -nə-)
n.
Plastic surgery of the nose.

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