| cystoplasty | Any reconstructive operation on the urinary bladder. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| alveolar ridge augmentation | Preprosthetic surgery involving rib, cartilage, or iliac crest bone grafts, usually autologous, or synthetic implants for rebuilding the alveolar ridge. (12 Dec 1998) |
| augmentation | 1. The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase. 2. The state of being augmented; enlargement. 3. The thing added by way of enlargement. 4. A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a mark of honor. 5. <medicine> The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing. 6. In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length. Augmentation court, a court erected by Stat. 27 Hen. VIII, to augment to revenues of the crown by the suppression of monasteries. It was long ago dissolved. Synonym: Increase, enlargement, growth, extension, accession, addition. Origin: LL. Augmentatio: cf. F. Augmentation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| augmentation graft | A graft of material used to increase the size, shape, or volume of a structure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| augmentation mammaplasty | Plastic surgery to enlarge the breast, often by insertion of an implant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| breast augmentation | <surgery> A surgical procedure, often involving the use of a prosthetic implant, to increase the size or alter the shape of the breast. (27 Sep 1997) |