Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Plastic surgery of the nose.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Plastic surgery of the nose.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Plastic surgery of the nose to correct deformity or to replace lost tissue. Tissue may be transplanted from the patient's cheek, forehead, arm, etc., or even from another person.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun surgery A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose

Etymologies

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rhino- + -plasty

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