cheiloplasty

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noun

Lip surgery, especially as a form of reconstructive or cosmetic surgery.

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Meanings

nouncheiloplasty (countable and uncountable, plural cheiloplasties)

plural cheiloplasties

  1. countableuncountablemedicineLip surgery, especially as a form of reconstructive or cosmetic surgery.

Origin

From cheilo- + -plasty

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APA

cheiloplasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheiloplasty

MLA

“cheiloplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheiloplasty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheiloplasty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheiloplasty.

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