Disciplines and Occupations

Plastic Surgery

The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Surgery, Plastic
  • Cosmetic Surgery
  • Esthetic Surgery
  • Reconstructive Surgery
  • Surgery, Cosmetic
  • Surgery, Esthetic
  • Surgery, Reconstructive

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, organization & administration, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

use for the specialty only; do not confuse with RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES, the technique

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History Note

1966; for RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY use RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES 2017-2022

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Tree Number

  1. H02w.403w.810.788w

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NLM Classification

WO 21

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Plastic Surgery. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013518. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013518
  2. Plastic Surgery. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_surgery
  3. Plastic Surgery. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182442