otoplasty

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noun

A procedure of plastic surgery used to change the appearance or shape of a person’s ears.

OriginGerman Otoplastik →
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Meanings

nounotoplasty (plural otoplasties)

plural otoplasties

  1. medicineA procedure of plastic surgery used to change the appearance or shape of a person’s ears.

Origin

  1. GermanOtoplastik
  2. Englishotoplasty

Formed as oto- + -plasty, after the German Otoplastik; compare the earlier otoplastic and the French otoplastie.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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