Abdominoplasty Definition

ăb-dŏmə-nō-plăstē, -nə-
abdominoplasties
noun
Plastic surgery of the abdomen in which fat and skin are removed and muscles are sometimes tightened, usually for cosmetic purposes.
American Heritage Medicine

(surgery) The surgical removal of excess flesh from the abdomen, usually for cosmetic reasons.

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Noun

Singular:
abdominoplasty
Plural:
abdominoplasties

Origin of Abdominoplasty

  • Latin abdōmen abdōmin- belly abdomen –plasty

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • abdomino- (“abdomen") +"Ž -plasty (“plastic surgery")

    From Wiktionary

Abdominoplasty Sentence Examples

  • Abdominoplasty is the cosmetic surgical procedure which Kate Gosselin underwent in order to remove the excess skin and fat from her abdomen that accumulated during her pregnancies.

  • Abdominoplasty, commonly known as a "tummy tuck," also helps get rid of stretch marks and tightens the underlying muscles of a patient's body so that he or she is left with as smooth and flat a tummy as possible.

  • In addition, abdominoplasty patients need time to heal following the surgery.

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