meloplasty

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The operation of restoring or repairing a cheek which has been wholly or partially destroyed.
    — Acquired macrostoma, from defects following noma, for instance, is remedied according to the rules for cheiloplasty (see § 31) or meloplasty (see § 33) .
  2. The surgical lifting and repositioning the tissues in the cheeks and lower eyelids to create a more youthful appearance.
    — In secondary meloplasty, it is presumed that the patient is several years older than at the time of the primary meloplasty, at least for the routine secondary procedures.

词形变化

meloplasties plural

词汇关系

衍生词
meloplastic

词源

From Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, cheek”) + -plasty. Compare French méloplastie. By surface analysis, melo- + plasty.
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