cosmetic surgery
Elective surgical procedures performed to enhance or alter a person's physical…Elective surgical procedures performed to enhance or alter a person's physical appearance for aesthetic purposes.
» Tom had cosmetic surgery.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Elective surgical procedures performed to enhance or alter a person's physical appearance for aesthetic purposes.
The face lift is a classic example of cosmetic surgery.
пластическая хирургияplastičeskaja xirurgija
- 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 excised
Examples
7 sentencesTom had cosmetic surgery.
How risky do you think cosmetic surgery is?
Cosmetic surgery is not covered by most insurance plans.
I'll turn to cosmetic surgery to redo my nose.
One of the most important forms of psychiatric treatment is cosmetic surgery.
deEine der wichtigsten Formen psychiatrischer Behandlung sind kosmetische Operationen. — Esperantostern
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: cosmetic surgeries| Singular | cosmetic surgery |
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Synonyms
11 synonyms- 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 excised:face liftfaceliftliftface liftingrhytidectomyrhytidoplastynip and tuck
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable