Z-plasty

noun

A versatile plastic surgery technique involving a Z-shaped incision that is used to improve the functional and cosmetic appearance of scars.

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Meanings

nounZ-plasty (countable and uncountable, plural Z-plasties)

plural Z-plasties

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA versatile plastic surgery technique involving a Z-shaped incision that is used to improve the functional and cosmetic appearance of scars.

Origin

From Z + -plasty.

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

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

Chicago

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

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