rhinoplasty etymology

English word rhinoplasty comes from English rhino- (Of the nose.), English -plasty

Detailed word origin of rhinoplasty

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
rhino- English (eng) Of the nose.
-plasty English (eng) (medicine) Repair or restoration of a part or function.. Molding or shaping through a surgical procedure.
rhinoplasty English (eng) (surgery) A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.

Words with the same origin as rhinoplasty

Descendants of rhino-
birhinal ectorhinal oculorhinitis rhinal sulcus rhinalgia rhinectomy rhinitis rhinitis sicca rhinoconjunctivitis rhinogenic rhinolalia rhinolaryngitis rhinolith rhinology rhinopharynx rhinophore rhinorrhagia rhinorrhea rhinoscleroma rhinoscope rhinosinusitis rhinotheca rhinotomy rhinotracheitis
Descendants of -plasty
alloplasty angioplasty arterioplasty arthroplasty blepharoplasty chondrolaryngoplasty cranioplasty dermatoplasty facioplasty galvanoplasty gastroplasty homoplasty mammoplasty mastoplasty neuroplasty otoplasty quadricepsplasty septorhinoplasty thoracoplasty ureterocystoplasty urethroplasty uteroplasty vertebroplasty vulvoplasty