rhytidectomy
/ˌrɪtɪˈdɛktəmi/(also rhydectomy) Surgery
noun
Plastic surgery for the removal of lines or wrinkles from the skin, especially of the face; an instance of this, a facelift.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Richard John Ernst Scott (1863–1932). From ancient Greek ῥυτιδ-, ῥυτίς wrinkle + -ectomy.
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