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Definition of Tummy tuck
1. Noun. Cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach.
Definition of Tummy tuck
1. Noun. (informal) abdominoplasty ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Tummy tuck
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tummy Tuck
Literary usage of Tummy tuck
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... 1956 It also occurs now in the phrase tummy tuck, which denotes a form of
plastic surgery more technically known as an abdominal plasty: a physician who ..."
2. Mexico's Pacific Coast by Vivien Lougheed (2004)
"... is a plastic surgeon should you want a tummy tuck, breast enlargement, face
lift or any other type of reconstruction. Mazatlan is a choice place to ..."
3. Family Words: The Dictionary for People Who Don't Know a Frone from a Brinkle by Paul Dickson (1998)
"(KGO) TTI Short for tummy tuck-In, what one woman's mother asks to be told
when "her middle-age middle begins to relax." (Diantha Thorpe.) Turkey Letter. ..."
4. Current Issues in Women's Health: An Fda Consumer Special Report (1993)
"One of the "side effects" of this procedure, which some might consider a benefit,
is a tightening of the stomach, colloquially called a "tummy tuck. ..."
5. Resource Directory for Older Peopleby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Brochures on the following procedures also are available: tummy tuck, eyelid
surgery, breast enlargement and reconstruction, breast implants, chemical peel, ..."
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