Search Result for "cosmetic surgery":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised;
- Example: "some actresses have more than one face lift"
[syn: face lift, facelift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

elective surgery \e*lect"ive sur"ger*y\, n.
   surgery that is not essential, especially surgery to correct
   a condition that is not life-threatening; surgery that is not
   required for survival. See also cosmetic surgery.
   [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cosmetic surgery
    n 1: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging
         from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and
         skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some
         actresses have more than one face lift" [syn: face lift,
         facelift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery,
         rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck]