"cosmetic surgery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cosmetic surgeries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cosmetic surgery (countable and uncountable, plural cosmetic surgeries)
  1. Surgery (and related medical treatment) to improve appearance rather than for health reasons. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Appearance, Medicine Synonyms: aesthetic surgery Derived forms: cosmetic surgical Related terms: plastic surgery Translations (surgery to improve appearance): 美容外科學 (note: as a field of medicine) (Chinese Mandarin), 美容外科学 (měiróng wàikēxué) (Chinese Mandarin), 整容手術 (note: as a medical procedure) (Chinese Mandarin), 整容手术 (zhěngróng shǒushù) (Chinese Mandarin), kauneusleikkaus (Finnish), muovausleikkaus (Finnish), chirurgie cosmétique [feminine] (French), chirurgie esthétique [feminine] (French), კოსმეტიკური ქირურგია (ḳosmeṭiḳuri kirurgia) (Georgian), ესთეტიკური ქირურგია (esteṭiḳuri kirurgia) (Georgian), kozmetikai műtét (Hungarian), chirurgia estetica [feminine] (Italian), chirurgia plastica [feminine] (Italian), пластическая хирургия (plastičeskaja xirurgija) [feminine] (Russian), cirugía estética [feminine] (Spanish), plastikkirurgi [common-gender] (Swedish), plastik [common-gender] (Swedish), skönhetsoperation [common-gender] (Swedish), ศัลยกรรมเสริมสวย (sǎn-lá-yá-gam-sə̌əm-sǔai) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-cosmetic_surgery-en-noun-41FoPVJd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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