alarplasty

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noun

Plastic surgery to modify the shape of the nostrils.

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Meanings

nounalarplasty (countable and uncountable, plural alarplasties)

plural alarplasties

  1. countableuncountablemedicinePlastic surgery to modify the shape of the nostrils.

Origin

From alar + -plasty.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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