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augmentation
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augmentation /aug·men·ta·tion/ (awg″men-ta´shun) an adding on, or the resulting condition.
augmentation
[ôg′məntā′shən]
Etymology: L, augmentare, to increase
1 stimulation of an increased rate of biologic activity, such as faster cell division or heartbeat.
2 breast enlargement through mammoplasty.

augmentation [awg-men-ta´shun]
an adding on.
bladder augmentation augmentation cystoplasty.
breast augmentation popular name for augmentation mammaplasty.

augmentation (ôg´mentā´shn),
n 1. assistance to respiration by the application of intermittent pressure on inspiration.
n 2. an increase in size beyond the existing size, such as an implant placed over the mandibular or maxillary ridges.

augmentation
 Augmentation mammoplasty, see there


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