"meloplasty" meaning in All languages combined

See meloplasty on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: meloplasties [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, cheek”) + -plasty. Compare French méloplastie. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|μῆλον||apple, cheek}} Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, cheek”), {{affix|en|-plasty}} -plasty, {{cog|fr|méloplastie}} French méloplastie Head templates: {{en-noun}} meloplasty (plural meloplasties)
  1. (surgery) The operation of restoring or repairing a cheek which has been wholly or partially destroyed. Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-meloplasty-en-noun-mh~iiaLJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -plasty, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -plasty: 62 38 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  2. (surgery) The surgical lifting and repositioning the tissues in the cheeks and lower eyelids to create a more youthful appearance. Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-meloplasty-en-noun-CEDSa3MD Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: meloplastic

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