= rhinoplasty, n. Now rare.

Plastic surgery to reconstruct, repair, or alter the appearance of the nose; an instance of this.

Treatment of the lip by a plastic operation.

Plastic surgery of the palate, esp. the hard palate; an instance of this.

(See quot. 1890.)

In singular or plural = uranoplasty, n.

An operation for restoring the cheek when it has been destroyed or is congenitally imperfect.

plastic surgery of the mouth (or of the os uteri).

plastic surgery of the palate, spec. repair of a cleft palate; an instance of this.

Plastic surgery of the foreskin, esp. for its reconstruction after circumcision.

Surgical repair of the perineum.

Plastic surgery performed to reconstruct, repair, or (supposedly) improve the appearance or function of a vagina, or to create an artificial…

Surgical repair or reconstruction of the tympanic membrane (eardrum); an instance of this. Also called tympanoplasty (see tympanoplasty n. at tympano-…

see quot.

= trachelorrhaphy n.

Surgery or cosmetic treatment performed to repair or enhance the appearance of the lips; a procedure of this kind. Cf. cheiloplasty, n.

An operation to reduce the size of the uterus by removing part of the uterine wall.

Originally: †a surgical procedure performed to improve lymphatic drainage (usually called lymphangioplasty) (obsolete rare); any surgical procedure…

reconstructive surgery of the pelvis of the kidney; an instance of this.

Plastic surgery of the breast, to alter its size, shape, or position; an instance of this.

Surgical repair of a (usually cardiac) valve.

an operation to repair the middle ear.

The surgical repair of one or both Fallopian tubes.

the widening of a blocked or narrowed blood vessel, esp. an artery, by means of a balloon catheter; an operation to perform this.

plastic surgery on the eyelid.