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Medical Suffixes
-plasty
Commonly used in various surgical specialties, like orthopedics and plastic surgery.
Literal Meaning
Surgical repair
Actual Meaning
This means SURGICAL REPAIR or RESHAPING. So "rhinoplasty" is a nose job.
Examples in Context

Rhinoplasty is a surgery to reshape the nose.

Helpful Tips
  • 1Think of 'plastic' as moldable, representing change in the body.
  • 2Suffix '-plasty' usually follows the name of the body part being repaired.
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repair
reconstruction
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