cheiloplasty
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cheiloplasty
[ki´lo-plas″te]plastic surgery of the lip.
chei·lo·plas·ty
(kī'lō-plas'tē),Reconstructive survery of the lips, usually denoting repair of congenital unilateral, bilateral, or median clefts.
[cheilo- + G. plastos, formed]
cheiloplasty
/chei·lo·plas·ty/ (ki´lo-plas″te) surgical repair of a defect of the lip.cheiloplasty
orchiloplasty
(kī′lə-plăs′tē)n.
Plastic surgery of the lips.
cheiloplasty
[kī′ləplas′tē]
Etymology: Gk, cheilos, lip, plassein, to mold
surgical correction of a defect of the lip.
chei·lo·plas·ty
, chiloplasty (kī'lō-plas-tē)Surgical repair of the lips.
[cheilo- + G. plastos, formed]
chei·lo·plas·ty
, chiloplasty (kī'lō-plas-tē)Surgical repair of the lips.
[cheilo- + G. plastos, formed]
cheiloplasty (kī´əplastē),
n corrective surgery or restoration of the lips.
cheiloplasty
surgical repair of a lip defect.
anti-drool cheiloplasty
suspension of the lower lip to the inside of the upper cheek by a mucosal flap to reduce the leakage of saliva and food in dogs with excessive lip folds or denervated lower lip.