| 释义 |
disfiguring surgery A term for surgery that significantly changes the appearance of a body region that is not generally covered by clothing—e.g., the face, hands and arms—or a region that is integral to a person’s body image—e.g., the breasts. Disfiguring surgery is undertaken for extensive cancer or to repair significant trauma; the term mutilating surgery generally refers to other—usually covered—body regionsdisfiguring surgery A popular term for surgery that mutilates, especially if it affects the face, hands and arms; the term mutilating surgery generally refers to other body regions |