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    RHYTIDOPLASTY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excisedplay

    Example:

    some actresses have more than one face lift

    Synonyms:

    cosmetic surgery; face lift; face lifting; facelift; lift; nip and tuck; rhytidectomy; rhytidoplasty

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("rhytidoplasty" is a kind of...):

    anaplasty; plastic surgery; reconstructive surgery (surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rhytidoplasty"):

    nose job; rhinoplasty (cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose)

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