Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blepharoplasty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: ble-pharo-plas-ty
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Meaning

noun

Plastic surgery on the eyelids to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.

Example Sentences

"This trend, which he attributes to social media and describes as “beautification” rather than a desire to turn back the years, might involve a blepharoplasty or removing buccal fat (between the cheek and jaw bones.)"

Etymology

Etymology tree English blepharo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plasty English blepharoplasty From blepharo- + -plasty.

Inflected Forms

blepharoplasties (plural)

Derived Forms

blepharoplastic

Synonyms

bleph

Questions

What does blepharoplasty mean?: Plastic surgery on the eyelids to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.
Where does blepharoplasty come from?: Etymology tree English blepharo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plasty English blepharoplasty From blepharo- + -plasty.

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