plastic surgery
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌplastic ˈsurgery noun [uncountable] MHthe medical practice of changing the appearance of people’s faces or bodies, either to improve their appearance or to repair injuries 整形外科，整形手术 —plastic surgeon noun [countable]
Examples from the Corpus
plastic surgery• Doctors hope Christina's face will heal quickly and that she will be able to avoid plastic surgery.• Carrillo died last July 4 from complications following extensive plastic surgery and liposuction.• They've all been waiting for more than 2 years for plastic surgery at Stoke Mandeville hospital near Aylesbury.• HOUSTONRight before Geni Hefner had plastic surgery to repair her battered face, she sat in her apartment and recalled the horror.• She's had so much plastic surgery done, it's not like she's herself any more.• Instead, 20-year-old Alison was transferred by ambulance to a specialist plastic surgery unit 60 miles away.ˌplastic ˈsurgery nounChineseSyllable
medical the Corpus practice changing of the of appearance
plastic surgery
ˌplastic ˈsurgery
noun [uncountable]
the medical practice of changing the appearance of people’s faces or bodies, either to improve their appearance or to repair injuries
—ˌplastic ˈsurgeon noun [countable]
ˌplastic ˈsurgery
noun [uncountable]the medical practice of changing the appearance of people’s faces or bodies, either to improve their appearance or to repair injuries
—ˌplastic ˈsurgeon noun [countable]