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Meloplasty
Mel´o`plas`ty (mĕl´ô`plăs`tŷ)
n. | 1. | (Surg.) The process of restoring a cheek which has been destroyed wholly or in part. |
meloplasty
meloplasty [mel´o-plas″te] plastic surgery of the cheek.mel·o·plas·ty (mel'ō-plas'tē), Old term for plastic surgery of the cheek; also used to describe "facelift." [melo- + G. plastos, formed] meloplasty (mĕl′ə-plăs′tē)n. Reparative or plastic surgery of the cheek.meloplasty (1) An older term for the surgical treatment of a destroyed cheek. (2) Cosmetic or reconstructive surgery of the cheek.mel·o·plas·ty , melonoplasty (mel'ō-plas-tē, melă-nō-) Surgical repair of the cheek. [melo- + G. plastos, formed] |