cosmesis
[koz-me´sis] 1. the preservation, restoration, or bestowing of bodily beauty.
2. the surgical correction of a disfiguring physical defect.
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cos·me·sis
(koz-mē'sis), A concern in therapeutics for the appearance of the patient; that is, an operation that improves appearance.
[G. kosmēsis, an adorning, fr. kosmeō, to order, arrange, adorn, fr. kosmos, order]
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cosmesis
The process of beautification, usually understood to mean as a result of cosmetic surgery.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
cosmesis
Cosmetic results. See Hair replacement. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
cos·me·sis
(koz-mē'sis) A concern in therapeutics, especially in surgical operations, for the appearance of the patient.
[G. kosmēsis, an adorning, fr. kosmeō, to order, arrange, adorn, fr. kosmos, order]
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cosmesis
Consideration or concern for appearance.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005