0%

plastic surgery

plas·tic sur·ger·y
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [plas-tik sur-juh-ree]
    • /ˈplæs tɪk ˈsɜr dʒə ri/
    • /ˈplæstɪk ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [plas-tik sur-juh-ree]
    • /ˈplæs tɪk ˈsɜr dʒə ri/

Definitions of plastic surgery words

  • noun plastic surgery the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues. 1
  • noun plastic surgery cosmetic surgery 1
  • uncountable noun plastic surgery Plastic surgery is the practice of performing operations to repair or replace skin which has been damaged, or to improve people's appearance. 0
  • noun plastic surgery the branch of surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic repair or re-formation of missing, injured, or malformed tissues or parts 0
  • noun plastic surgery surgery dealing with the repair or restoration of injured, deformed, or destroyed parts of the body, esp. by transferring tissue, as skin or bone, from other parts or from another individual 0

Information block about the term

Origin of plastic surgery

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Plastic surgery

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

plastic surgery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

plastic surgery usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for plastic surgery

noun plastic surgery

  • face-lift — Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
  • facelift — Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
  • anaplasty — Surgery. reconstruction or restoration, especially by plastic surgery, of a lost or injured part.

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?