Chiroplasty

Chiroplasty: Chiroplasty, or cheiroplasty,^[1] is a term which refers to plastic surgery of the hands.^[2] The term combines root word "chir(o)", which means "hand", and the suffix "-plasty", which means "surgical repair".

References

^ "Definition: cheiroplasty from Online Medical Dictionary". Online Medical Dictionary. http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?chiroplasty. Retrieved 2009-01-06.

^ "Definition of chiroplasty by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia". The Free Dictionary. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/chiroplasty. Retrieved 2009-01-06.

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Orthopedic surgery
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chiroplasty — chi·ro·plas·ty (kiґro plas″te) cheiroplasty … Medical dictionary
chiroplasty — n. plastic surgery carried out on the hand … English contemporary dictionary
chiroplasty — chi·ro·plasty … English syllables
chiroplasty — ē noun ( es) Etymology: chir + plasty : plastic surgery of the hand … Useful english dictionary
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