otoplasty

otoplasty
Constructive or reparative plastic surgery of the ear. [oto- + G. plastos, formed]

* * *

oto·plas·ty 'ōt-ə-.plas-tē n, pl -ties plastic surgery of the external ear

* * *

n.
surgical repair or reconstruction of the ears after injury or in the correction of a congenital defect (such as 'bat ears').

* * *

oto·plas·ty (oґto-plas″te) [oto- + -plasty] plastic surgery of the ear, done to correct deformities and defects. otoplastic adj

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Otoplasty — Otoplasty: the pre operative front aspect (left), and the post operative front aspect (right) of an infantile otopexy (ear pinback) correction to a girl. Otoplasty (Greek ōtoûs, ear + plassein, to shape) denotes the surgical and non surgical… …   Wikipedia

  • otoplasty — otoplastic, adj. /oh teuh plas tee/, n. plastic surgery of the external ear. [OTO + PLASTY] * * * …   Universalium

  • otoplasty — noun A procedure of plastic surgery used to change the appearance or shape of a person’s ears …   Wiktionary

  • otoplasty — n. plastic surgery performed on the ear …   English contemporary dictionary

  • otoplasty — [ əʊtə(ʊ)ˌplasti] noun (plural otoplasties) Medicine a surgical operation to restore or enhance the appearance of an ear …   English new terms dictionary

  • otoplasty — oto·plas·ty …   English syllables

  • otoplasty — pinnaplasty; n. surgical repair or reconstruction of the ears after injury or in the correction of a congenital defect (such as ‘bat ears’) …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • otoplasty — srg o•to•plas•ty [[t]ˈoʊ təˌplæs ti[/t]] n. pl. ties. plastic surgery to reshape the external ear …   From formal English to slang

  • otoplasty — noun reconstructive surgery of the auricle of the external ear • Hypernyms: ↑plastic surgery, ↑reconstructive surgery, ↑anaplasty …   Useful english dictionary

  • Отопластика (Otoplasty, Pinnaplasty) — хирургическое восстановление или реконструкция ушной раковины после ее травмы или исправление какого либо врожденного дефекта уха. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”