augmentation

augmentation

 [awg-men-ta´shun]

an adding on.

bladder augmentation augmentation cystoplasty.

breast augmentation popular name for augmentation mammaplasty.

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augmentation

A surgical enhancement/plasty procedure in which a body part (e.g., breast, buttocks, cheeks, chin) is enhanced with Gore-Tex, fat, fibrous tissue, etc.

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augmentation

 Augmentation mammoplasty, see there.

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aug·men·ta·tion

(awg'men-tā'shŭn)

Process of increasing in size, amount, (e.g., breast augmentation).

[L. augmentum, growth, increase]

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aug·men·ta·tion

(awg'men-tā'shŭn)

Process of increasing in size, amount, degree, or severity.

[L. augmentum, growth, increase]

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