Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plastic surgery

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: plas-tic -surgery
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Surgery that is performed on the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of the human body.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Surgery that is performed on the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of the human body.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There was no tedious self-righteousness on the night of the gala event. The charity auction invited bids for a night out at the Windmill Club (a lapdancing venue in Soho) and a course of plastic surgery, offered as an opportunity to “Add spice to your wife”"

Usage

Inflected Forms

plastic surgeries (plural)

Phrases

plastic beauty plastic surgeon -plasty

Frequently Paired Words

-plasty

Synonyms

aesthetic surgery vanity surgery work[Appendix:Glossary reconstructive surgery anaplasty

Questions

What does plastic surgery mean?: Surgery that is performed on the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of the human body.

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