breast augmentation

noun

A cosmetic procedure to increase the size of a breast (the organ on the front of the chest).

Meanings

nounbreast augmentation (countable and uncountable, plural breast augmentations)

plural breast augmentations

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA cosmetic procedure to increase the size of a breast (the organ on the front of the chest).

    Synonyms: boob job, breastwork

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cosmetic procedure to increase the size of a breast (the organ on the front of the chest).

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 隆胸手術 /隆胸手术
  • 隆胸手術 /隆胸手术 (lóngxiōng shǒushù)cosmetic procedure
Dutch borstvergroting
  • borstvergrotingcosmetic procedure
Finnish rintojen suurentaminen
  • rintojen suurentaminencosmetic procedure
French augmentation mammaire
  • augmentation mammairecosmetic procedure
German Brustvergrößerung
  • Brustvergrößerungcosmetic procedure
Icelandic brjóstastækkun
  • brjóstastækkuncosmetic procedure
Japanese 豊胸手術
  • 豊胸手術 (hōkyōshujutsu)cosmetic procedure
Russian увеличе́ние груди́
  • увеличе́ние груди́ (uveličénije grudí)cosmetic procedure
Spanish cirugia a los senos, cirugia a los pechos
  • cirugia a los senoscosmetic procedure
  • cirugia a los pechoscosmetic procedure
  • arreglo de tetascosmetic procedure
Swedish bröstförstoring
  • bröstförstoringcosmetic procedure
Cite this entry
APA

breast augmentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breast%20augmentation

MLA

“breast augmentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breast%20augmentation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breast augmentation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breast%20augmentation.

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