cosmetic surgery

English

Noun

cosmetic surgery (countable and uncountable, plural cosmetic surgeries)

1. Surgery (and related medical treatment) to improve appearance rather than for health reasons.

   The face lift is a classic example of cosmetic surgery.

Synonyms

• aesthetic surgery

Translations

surgery to improve appearance

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (as a field of medicine) 美容外科學／美容外科学 (měiróng wàikēxué), 美容外科学 (měiróng wàikēxué), (as a medical procedure) 整容手術／整容手术 (zhěngróng shǒushù), 整容手术 (zhěngróng shǒushù)

• Finnish: kauneusleikkaus (fi), muovausleikkaus
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• French: chirurgie cosmétique f, chirurgie esthétique (fr) f
• Hungarian: kozmetikai műtét
• Spanish: cirugía estética f
• Thai: ศัลยกรรมเสริมสวย (th) (sǎn-lá-yá-gam-sə̌əm-sǔai)

See also

• plastic surgery