n. pl. mas·to·pex·ies Plastic surgery in which the breasts are lifted or reshaped. [MASTO- + Greek -pēxiā, fixing (from pēxis, from pēgnunai, to fix in place; see pag- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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