English Explanatory Dictionary

rhytidectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Plastic surgery to reduce the visible signs of aging in the face by removing wrinkles.

Word forms

rhytidectomy rhytidectomies

Etymology

From rhytid (“undesirable wrinkle in the skin”) + -ectomy (“excision”).

Synonyms

facelift rhytidoplasty nip and tuck
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