S-plasty

noun

A surgical technique to repair skin defects by means of a long, approximately S-shaped incision.

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Meanings

nounS-plasty (countable and uncountable, plural S-plasties)

plural S-plasties

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA surgical technique to repair skin defects by means of a long, approximately S-shaped incision.

Origin

From S + -plasty.

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APA

S-plasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/S-plasty

MLA

“S-plasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/S-plasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “S-plasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/S-plasty.

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