Meanings
plural abdominoplasties
- uncountablemedicineThe surgical removal of excess flesh from the abdomen, usually for cosmetic reasons.
Synonyms: tummy tuck
- countableAn instance of such surgery; one operation (procedure).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe surgical removal of excess flesh from the abdomen, usually for cosmetic reasons.
More synonyms by meaning
nouncosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From abdomino- (“abdomen”) + -plasty (“plastic surgery”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch abdominoplastie
- abdominoplastiesurgery
Finnish abdominoplastia
- abdominoplastiasurgery
German Bauchdeckenstraffung, Bauchdeckenplastik
- Bauchdeckenstraffungsurgery
- Bauchdeckenplastiksurgery
- Abdominoplastiksurgery
Persian ابدومینوپلاستی
- ابدومینوپلاستیsurgery
Polish abdominoplastyka
- abdominoplastykasurgery
Portuguese abdominoplastia
- abdominoplastiasurgery
Russian абдо̀минопла́стика
- абдо̀минопла́стика (abdòminoplástika)surgery
Spanish abdominoplastia
- abdominoplastiasurgery
Turkish abdominoplasti
- abdominoplastisurgery
Cite this entry
abdominoplasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdominoplasty
“abdominoplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdominoplasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abdominoplasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdominoplasty.
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