rhinoplasty

(ri’ no-plas-te) (Gr. pls nose + xddo- σειν to form]. The formation of a new nose out of ti ue derived from another part. Carpue’sr., Indian rhinoplasty. dactylocostal r., the use of the finger and a costal cartilage to furnish material for plastic repair of the nose. English r., that in which a nose is formed out of flaps from the cheeks. Indian r.., the formation of a nose from a flap taken from the forehead. r., tagliacotian r., the making of a nose out of the flesh of the arm.