cosmetic surgery en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Elective surgical procedures performed to enhance or alter a person's physical appearance for aesthetic purposes.
The face lift is a classic example of cosmetic surgery.
I come from Africa – we celebrate getting older. A friend was telling me there’s been a rise in cosmetic surgery, all because [people]^([sic]) have been looking at themselves in Zoom meetings.
2022 December 14, Nadia Khomami, quoting Iman, “‘He’s not my “late” husband’: Iman speaks of grief over death of David Bowie”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cosmetic surgeries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
vanity surgery · plastic surgery · work[Appendix:Glossary · aesthetic surgery
Translations (19)
th ศัลยกรรมเสริมสวย (surgery to improve appearance) · hu kozmetikai műtét (surgery to improve appearance) · fr chirurgie cosmétique (surgery to improve appearance) · ka კოსმეტიკური ქირურგია (surgery to improve appearance) · fr chirurgie esthétique (surgery to improve appearance) · fi kauneusleikkaus (surgery to improve appearance) · fi muovausleikkaus (surgery to improve appearance) · cmn 整容手術 /整容手术 (surgery to improve appearance) · sv skönhetsoperation (surgery to improve appearance) · es cirugía estética (surgery to improve appearance) · it chirurgia estetica (surgery to improve appearance) · tr estetik ameliyat (surgery to improve appearance) · ka ესთეტიკური ქირურგია (surgery to improve appearance) · sw upasuaji wa urembo (surgery to improve appearance) · sv plastikkirurgi (surgery to improve appearance) · it chirurgia plastica (surgery to improve appearance) · sv plastik (surgery to improve appearance) · ru пластическая хирургия (surgery to improve appearance) · cmn 美容外科學 /美容外科学 (surgery to improve appearance)