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labioplasty

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la·bi·o·plas·ty (lb--plst)
n.
Plastic surgery on a lip.

Labioplasty
(1) Cheiloplasty
(2) Plastic surgery of the labium majus pudendi or labium minus pudendi

labioplasty [la´be-o-plas″te]
plastic repair of a lip; cheiloplasty.

labioplasty
plastic repair of a lip; cheiloplasty.


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