整形术 (zhěng xíng shù) — plastic surgery (medical procedure)

Definition

Formal medical term for plastic/cosmetic surgery, covering both cosmetic (美容) and reconstructive (修复) procedures. In everyday speech 整容 is more common for the cosmetic side.

noun

plastic surgery (medical procedure)

Measure word · 项

Examples

整形术。
Tā jué dìng zuò zhěng xíng shù lái gǎi shàn bí zi de xíng zhuàng.
She decided to get plastic surgery to improve the shape of her nose.
整形术。
zhěng xíng shù Zài yī xué shàng fēn wéi měi róng hé xiū fù liǎng zhǒng.
Plastic surgery is divided into cosmetic and reconstructive types in medicine.
整形术。
Zhè wèi yī shēng shì zhěng xíng shù lǐng yù de zhuān jiā.
This doctor is an expert in the field of plastic surgery.

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