abdominoplasty | (noun) cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach | Synonyms: tummy tuck |
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achondroplasty | (noun) an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism | Synonyms: achondroplasia, chondrodystrophy, osteosclerosis congenita |
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anaplasty | (noun) surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue | Synonyms: plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery |
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angioplasty | (noun) an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery | - |
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arthroplasty | (noun) surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint | - |
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autoplasty | (noun) surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body | - |
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(noun) tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person | Synonyms: autograft |
contrasty | (adjective) having sharp differences between black and white | - |
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dynasty | (noun) a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family | - |
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hasty | (adjective) excessively quick | Synonyms: headlong |
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(adjective) done with very great haste and without due deliberation | Synonyms: overhasty, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous |
keratoplasty | (noun) a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor | Synonyms: corneal graft, corneal transplant |
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myringoplasty | (noun) surgical repair of a perforated eardrum with a tissue graft | - |
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nasty | (adjective) offensive or even (of persons) malicious | Synonyms: awful |
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(adjective) exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent | Synonyms: tight |
(adjective) disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter | Synonyms: filthy, foul |
(adjective) characterized by obscenity | Synonyms: cruddy, filthy, foul, smutty |
neuroplasty | (noun) plastic surgery of the nerves | - |
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otoplasty | (noun) reconstructive surgery of the auricle of the external ear | - |
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overhasty | (adjective) done with very great haste and without due deliberation | Synonyms: hasty, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous |
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paederasty | (noun) sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) | Synonyms: pederasty |
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palatopharyngoplasty | (noun) surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea) | Synonyms: PPP, UPPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty |
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pasty | (adjective) having the sticky properties of an adhesive | Synonyms: gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, sticky, viscid, viscous |
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(adjective) resembling paste in color; pallid | Synonyms: pastelike |
(noun) small meat pie or turnover | - |
(noun) (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers | - |
pederasty | (noun) sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) | Synonyms: paederasty |
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phalloplasty | (noun) reconstructive surgery on the penis to repair congenital abnormality or injury | - |
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proctoplasty | (noun) reconstructive surgery of the anus or rectum | Synonyms: rectoplasty |
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rectoplasty | (noun) reconstructive surgery of the anus or rectum | Synonyms: proctoplasty |
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rhinoplasty | (noun) cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose | Synonyms: nose job |
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rhytidoplasty | (noun) plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised | Synonyms: cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, facelift, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy |
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tasty | (adjective) pleasing to the sense of taste | - |
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tympanoplasty | (noun) surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear | - |
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uranoplasty | (noun) surgical correction of a defect of the palate | - |
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uvulopalatopharyngoplasty | (noun) surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea) | Synonyms: palatopharyngoplasty, PPP, UPPP |
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yeasty | (adjective) of or resembling or containing yeast | Synonyms: yeastlike |
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(adjective) exuberantly creative | - |
(adjective) marked by spirited enjoyment | Synonyms: barmy, zestful, zesty |
zooerasty | (noun) sexual activity between a person and an animal | Synonyms: bestiality, sodomy, zooerastia |
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