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plastic surgery
(plas|tic sur|gery)
noun
[
mass noun
]
the process of reconstructing or repairing parts of the body by the transfer of tissue, either in the treatment of injury or for cosmetic reasons:
he underwent plastic surgery after he was attacked by a dog
Derivatives
plastic surgeon
noun
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