meloplasty

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meloplasty - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Meloplasty \Mel"o*plas`ty\ (m[e^]l"[-o]*pl[a^]s`t[y^]), n. [Gr.
     mh^lon an apple, a cheek + -plasty: cf. F. m['e]loplastie.]
     (Surg.)
     The process of restoring a cheek which has been destroyed
     wholly or in part.
     [1913 Webster]