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From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from cheilo- + rhino- + -plasty.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Reconstructive surgery thereof, for a congenital defect or traumatic injury. Full definition →
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from cheilo- + rhino- + -plasty.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.