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-plasty

Reconstructive surgery.

Greek plastos, formed, moulded.

Examples include angioplasty (Greek angeion, vessel), surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, especially a coronary artery; rhinoplasty (Greek rhis, rhin‑, nose), plastic surgery performed on the nose; blepharoplasty (Greek blepharon, eyelid), surgical repair or reconstruction of an eyelid; otoplasty (Greek ous, ōt‑, ear), a surgical operation to restore or enhance the appearance of an ear or the ears.

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