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cosmesis /cos·me·sis/ (koz-me´sis)

1. the preservation, restoration, or bestowing of bodily beauty.

2. the surgical correction of a disfiguring physical defect.

cosmesis

[kosmē′sis]

the use of cosmetics or surgery for preserving or enhancing self-image.

Cosmesis

Cosmetic results

cosmesis [koz-me´sis]

1. the preservation, restoration, or bestowing of bodily beauty.

2. the surgical correction of a disfiguring physical defect.

cosmesis

cosmetic therapy or procedures, such as tattooing. Also sometimes applied to such procedures when used for therapeutic purposes.

cosmesis

Cosmetic results. See Hair replacement.

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