Rhī'no-plăs'tic, a.

a. [Fr. rhinoplastique, from Gr. ῥίς, ῥινός, the nose, and πλαστικός, fit for molding, from πλάσσειν, to mold, form.] Forming a nose.

Rhinoplastic operation (Surg.), an operation which renews the nose, or supplies a substitute for a natural nose.