tagliacotian operation
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tagliacotian operation
A plastic operation on the nose in which skin is used from another part of the body.
Synonym: tagliacotian flapSee also: operation
tagliacotian operation
(tol-ya-ko'she-an) [Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon, 1546–1599]
See: operationTagliacozzi,
Gaspare, Italian surgeon, 1546-1599.tagliacotian operation - method of rhinoplasty utilizing a flap from the arm.