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Definition of Otoplasty
1. Noun. Reconstructive surgery of the auricle of the external ear.
Definition of Otoplasty
1. Noun. (surgery) A procedure of plastic surgery used to change the appearance or shape of a person’s ears. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Otoplasty
1. [n -TIES]
Medical Definition of Otoplasty
1. Reparative or plastic surgery of the auricle of the ear. Origin: oto-+ G. Plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Otoplasty
Literary usage of Otoplasty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plastics and orthopedics by David Prince (1871)
"otoplasty. Autoplasty of the ears, is chiefly required for the correction of the
effects of wounds and burns, and the expedients must be varied according to ..."
2. A Manual of surgery for students and physicians by Francis T. Stewart (1921)
"Loss of a portion of the ear may be supplied by a pedunculated flap from the
neighboring skin, the pedicle being cut after union has taken place (otoplasty) ..."
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