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Taliacotian, a. Surg.|ˌtælɪəˈkəʊʃ(ɪ)ən| Also Taglia-, erron. Tali-. [f. Taliacoti-us, latinized form of It. Tagliacozzi + -an.] Of, pertaining to, or named after Tagliacozzi, a surgeon of Bologna (1546–99); esp. in Taliacotian operation, a plastic operation described by him for restoration of the nose by means of tissue taken from another part.
1656Blount Glossogr., Tagliacotian nose (an inhabitant of Bruxiels had his nose cut off in a cumbate, and a new one of another mans flesh set on in its sted, by Taliacotius..of Bononia), a nose of wax. 1657W. Morice Coena quasi κοινὴ x. 120 In a Talicotian way of cure, to..cut off one mans flesh to salve anothers deformity. 1821Blackw. Mag. IX. 178 The talicotian operation, whereby a nose, almost as good as the old one, lost in battles.., was formed from the skin of the forehead carefully peeled down. 1857Dunglison Dict. Med. s.v. Rhinoplastic, The Tagliacotian operation..consists in bringing down a portion of flesh from the forehead, and causing it to adhere to the anterior part of the remains of the nose. So Taliaˈcotify v. trans., to perform the Taliacotian operation on (a person).
a1843Southey Comm.-pl. Bk. (1851) IV. 589/1 The Chev. Saint Thoan found a silver nose so inconvenient that he submitted to be Taliacotified. |