mammoplasty

Questions

What does mammoplasty mean?

Plastic surgery of a breast to alter its shape or size.

Where does mammoplasty come from?

Etymology tree English mammo- 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 mammoplasty From mammo- + -plasty.

How to pronounce mammoplasty

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