facioplasty etymology

English word facioplasty comes from English -plasty, English facio- ((anatomy) face.)

Detailed word origin of facioplasty

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-plasty English (eng) (medicine) Repair or restoration of a part or function.. Molding or shaping through a surgical procedure.
facio- English (eng) (anatomy) face.
facioplasty English (eng) (surgery) restorative or plastic surgery of the face.

Words with the same origin as facioplasty

Descendants of -plasty
alloplasty angioplasty arterioplasty arthroplasty blepharoplasty chondrolaryngoplasty cranioplasty dermatoplasty galvanoplasty gastroplasty homoplasty mammoplasty mastoplasty neuroplasty otoplasty quadricepsplasty rhinoplasty septorhinoplasty thoracoplasty ureterocystoplasty urethroplasty uteroplasty vertebroplasty vulvoplasty
Descendants of facio-
faciobrachial faciolingual faciomaxillary faciomuscular facioplegia