S-plasty

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From S +‎ -plasty.

Noun[edit]

S-plasty (countable and uncountable, plural S-plasties)

  1. (surgery) A surgical technique to repair skin defects by means of a long, approximately S-shaped incision.
    Coordinate term: Z-plasty

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