plastic surgery

noun

1. the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues.

plastic surgery

noun

1. the branch of surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic repair or re-formation of missing, injured, or malformed tissues or parts Also calledanaplasty

plastic surgery

1. The branch of surgery that deals with the remodeling, repair, or restoration of body parts, especially by the transfer of tissue.

plastic surgery

1. Surgery that repairs or reconstructs a body part. Plastic surgery is used to correct physical defects and to rebuild parts of the body that have been damaged by trauma or disease. Some examples of plastic surgery are breast reconstruction for women who have undergone a mastectomy and skin grafting for burn victims.

Derived Forms

• plastic surgeon, noun

Other Words From

• plastic surgeon noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of plastic surgery¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

“Kind of like the way plastic surgery used to be just something that celebrities did, and now this is something that is accessible to everyone.”

From Los Angeles Times

Even the glitzy bars, exclusive car dealerships and plastic surgery boutiques catering to cartel lieutenants and their entourages are mostly closed.

From Los Angeles Times

His injuries were so severe he required extensive plastic surgery.

From BBC

Some of her peers resort to plastic surgery.

From BBC

Their nose bridges and eye shapes were sharper and more angled than mine — features that my Korean family urged me to attain through plastic surgery.

From Salon

Related Words

• breast implant
• cosmetic surgery
• liposuction