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Webster 1913 Edition


Cheiloplasty

Chei′lo-plasˊty

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] a lip +
-plasty
.]
(Surg.)
The process of forming an artificial tip or part of a lip, by using for the purpose a piece of healthy tissue taken from some neighboring part.

Definition 2024


cheiloplasty

cheiloplasty

English

Noun

cheiloplasty (countable and uncountable, plural cheiloplasties)

  1. (surgery) The creation from tissue of an artificial lip or part of a lip.

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  • cheiloplastic