Meanings
nounplastic surgery (countable and uncountable, plural plastic surgeries)
plural plastic surgeries
- countableuncountableSurgery that is performed on the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of the human body.
There was no tedious self-righteousness on the night of the gala event. The charity auction invited bids for a night out at the Windmill Club (a lapdancing venue in Soho) and a course of plastic surgery, offered as an opportunity to “Add spice to your wife”
2018 January 25, Amelia Gentleman, “Men-only clubs and menace: how the establishment maintains male power”, in the Guardian- countableuncountableCosmetic surgery that is performed for appearance.
Synonyms: aesthetic surgery, vanity surgery, work[Appendix:Glossary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCosmetic surgery that is performed for appearance.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounsurgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
Similar
reconstructive surgeryanaplasty
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Translations
Arabic جِرَاحَةْ تَجْمِيل
- جِرَاحَةْ تَجْمِيل (jirāḥat tajmīl)surgery involving the transfer of tissue
Basque kirurgia plastiko
- kirurgia plastikosurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Bengali প্লাস্টিক সার্জারি
- প্লাস্টিক সার্জারি (plasṭik śarjari)surgery involving the transfer of tissue
Bulgarian пластична хирургия
- пластична хирургия (plastična hirurgija)surgery involving the transfer of tissue
Catalan cirurgia plàstica
- cirurgia plàsticasurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Chinese Cantonese 整容, 整容
- 整容surgery involving the transfer of tissue
- 整容cosmetic surgery
Chinese Mandarin 整形外科, 整容
- 整形外科 (zhěngxíng wàikē)surgery involving the transfer of tissue
- 整容 (zhěngróng)surgery involving the transfer of tissue
- 整容 (zhěngróng)cosmetic surgery
Czech plastická chirurgie, plastická chirurgie
- plastická chirurgiesurgery involving the transfer of tissue
- plastická chirurgiecosmetic surgery
Danish plastikkirurgi
- plastikkirurgicosmetic surgery
Dutch plastische chirurgie
- plastische chirurgiesurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Esperanto plastia kirurgio
- plastia kirurgiosurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Estonian plastikakirurgia
- plastikakirurgiasurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Finnish plastiikkakirurgia, plastiikkakirurgia
- plastiikkakirurgiasurgery involving the transfer of tissue
- plastiikkakirurgiacosmetic surgery
French chirurgie plastique, chirurgie esthétique
- chirurgie plastiquesurgery involving the transfer of tissue
- chirurgie esthétiquesurgery involving the transfer of tissue
- chirurgie plastiquecosmetic surgery
- chirurgie esthétiquecosmetic surgery
- chirurgie cosmétiquecosmetic surgery
German plastische Chirurgie
- plastische Chirurgiesurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Greek πλαστική χειρουργική
- πλαστική χειρουργική (plastikí cheirourgikí)surgery involving the transfer of tissue
Hebrew ניתוח פלסטי
- ניתוח פלסטיsurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Hindi प्लास्टिक सर्जरी
- प्लास्टिक सर्जरी (plāsṭik sarjarī)surgery involving the transfer of tissue
Hungarian plasztikai sebészet
- plasztikai sebészetsurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Icelandic lýtalækningar
- lýtalækningarsurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Indonesian bedah plastik
- bedah plastiksurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Irish máinliacht phlaisteach
- máinliacht phlaisteachsurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Italian chirurgia plastica, chirurgia plastica
- chirurgia plasticasurgery involving the transfer of tissue
- chirurgia plasticacosmetic surgery
- chirurgia esteticacosmetic surgery
Japanese 整形外科, 形成外科
- 整形外科 (seikei geka)surgery involving the transfer of tissue
- 形成外科 (keisei geka)surgery involving the transfer of tissue
Korean 성형외과
- 성형외과 (seonghyeong'oegwa)surgery involving the transfer of tissue
Latvian plastiskā ķirurģija
- plastiskā ķirurģijasurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Malay pembedahan plastik, pembedahan plastik
- pembedahan plastiksurgery involving the transfer of tissue
- pembedahan plastikcosmetic surgery
Norwegian kosmetisk kirurgi
- kosmetisk kirurgisurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Persian جراحی پلاستیک
- جراحی پلاستیکsurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Polish plastyka, chirurgia plastyczna
- plastykasurgery involving the transfer of tissue
- chirurgia plastycznasurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Portuguese cirurgia plástica, cirurgia plástica
- cirurgia plásticasurgery involving the transfer of tissue
- cirurgia plásticacosmetic surgery
- plásticacosmetic surgery
Romanian chirurgie plastică, chirurgie estetică
- chirurgie plasticăsurgery involving the transfer of tissue
- chirurgie esteticăcosmetic surgery
Russian пласти́ческая хирурги́я, пласти́ческая опера́ция
- пласти́ческая хирурги́я (plastíčeskaja xirurgíja)surgery involving the transfer of tissue
- пласти́ческая опера́ция (plastíčeskaja operácija)surgery involving the transfer of tissue
Slovak plastická chirurgia
- plastická chirurgiasurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Spanish cirugía plástica, cirugía estética
- cirugía plásticasurgery involving the transfer of tissue
- cirugía estéticacosmetic surgery
Swedish plastikkirurgi, plastik
- plastikkirurgisurgery involving the transfer of tissue
- plastiksurgery involving the transfer of tissue
- plastikkirurgicosmetic surgery
- plastikcosmetic surgery
Turkish plastik cerrahi
- plastik cerrahisurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Ukrainian пластична хірургія
- пластична хірургія (plastyčna xirurhija)surgery involving the transfer of tissue
Urdu پلاسٹک سرجری
- پلاسٹک سرجریsurgery involving the transfer of tissue
Vietnamese phẫu thuật thẩm mỹ
- phẫu thuật thẩm mỹsurgery involving the transfer of tissue
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APA
plastic surgery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plastic%20surgery
MLA
“plastic surgery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plastic%20surgery. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plastic surgery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plastic%20surgery.
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