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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

process, procedure go
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

medical procedure go
a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners

operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process go
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments

plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty
surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue

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abdominoplasty, tummy tuck go
cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach
autoplasty go
surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body
lift, face lift, facelift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck go
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face
keratoplasty, corneal graft, corneal transplant go
a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor
lipectomy, selective lipectomy go
plastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissue
mastopexy go
plastic surgery to lift or reshape the breasts
neuroplasty go
plastic surgery of the nerves
otoplasty go
reconstructive surgery of the auricle of the external ear
phalloplasty go
reconstructive surgery on the penis to repair congenital abnormality or injury
proctoplasty, rectoplasty go
reconstructive surgery of the anus or rectum