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 ·

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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