otoplasty

English

Etymology

Formed as oto- +‎ -plasty, after the German Otoplastik; compare the earlier otoplastic and the French otoplastie.

Noun

otoplasty (plural otoplasties)

  1. (surgery) A procedure of plastic surgery used to change the appearance or shape of a person’s ears.

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