Definition of Tummy tuck

1. Noun. Cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach.


Definition of Tummy tuck

1. Noun. (informal) abdominoplasty ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Tummy tuck

1. A procedure to remove fatty tissue and excess skin from the lower to middle portions of the abdomen. This procedure is indicated in some individual's who have lost considerable weight resulting in loose hanging folds of skin in the abdominal area. Recovery is in 2-4 days. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tummy Tuck

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tumidity
tumidly
tumidness
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tummal
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tummelberries
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tummies
tummler
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tummo
tummy
tummy crunch
tummy tuck (current term)
tumor
tumor marker
tumor necrosis factor
tumor virus
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tumorectomy
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tumorgenesis
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tumorigeneses
tumorigenesis
tumorigenic
tumorigenicities
tumorigenicity

Literary usage of Tummy tuck

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... 1956 It also occurs now in the phrase tummy tuck, which denotes a form of plastic surgery more technically known as an abdominal plasty: a physician who ..."

2. Mexico's Pacific Coast by Vivien Lougheed (2004)
"... is a plastic surgeon should you want a tummy tuck, breast enlargement, face lift or any other type of reconstruction. Mazatlan is a choice place to ..."

3. Family Words: The Dictionary for People Who Don't Know a Frone from a Brinkle by Paul Dickson (1998)
"(KGO) TTI Short for tummy tuck-In, what one woman's mother asks to be told when "her middle-age middle begins to relax." (Diantha Thorpe.) Turkey Letter. ..."

4. Current Issues in Women's Health: An Fda Consumer Special Report (1993)
"One of the "side effects" of this procedure, which some might consider a benefit, is a tightening of the stomach, colloquially called a "tummy tuck. ..."

5. Resource Directory for Older Peopleby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Brochures on the following procedures also are available: tummy tuck, eyelid surgery, breast enlargement and reconstruction, breast implants, chemical peel, ..."

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