Rhytidectomy: Literally, excision of wrinkles. Usually used to designate rejuvenative surgery of the cheeks and neck performed by tightening the facial supporting structures and excising excess skin; face-lift. SYN: face-lift, facialplasty, rhytidoplasty. [G. rhytis (rhytid-), a wrinkle]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Rhytidectomy: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift".
Source: WordNet 2.1
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source - WordNet 2.1
The following list attempts to classify Rhytidectomy into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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