cosmetic surgery

English

Noun

cosmetic surgery (countable and uncountable, plural cosmetic surgeries)

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), (as a medical procedure) 整容手術, 整容手术 (zhěngróng shǒushù)
Finnish: kauneusleikkaus (fi), muovausleikkaus

French: chirurgie cosmétique f, chirurgie esthétique (fr) f
Hungarian: kozmetikai műtét
Spanish: cirugía estética f

See also

plastic surgery

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