mastoplasty etymology

English word mastoplasty comes from English mast-, English -plasty

Detailed word origin of mastoplasty

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
mast- English (eng) Mastoid process. Relating to a breast or nipple.. Relating to homologous mammary organs, such as udders.
-plasty English (eng) (medicine) Repair or restoration of a part or function.. Molding or shaping through a surgical procedure.
mastoplasty English (eng) (surgery) Plastic surgery of a breast to alter its shape or size.

Words with the same origin as mastoplasty

Descendants of mast-
mastalgia mastectomee mastectomy mastopathic mastopathy mastotomy
Descendants of -plasty
alloplasty angioplasty arterioplasty arthroplasty blepharoplasty chondrolaryngoplasty cranioplasty dermatoplasty facioplasty galvanoplasty gastroplasty homoplasty mammoplasty neuroplasty otoplasty quadricepsplasty rhinoplasty septorhinoplasty thoracoplasty ureterocystoplasty urethroplasty uteroplasty vertebroplasty vulvoplasty