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FACIAL FEMINIZING SURGERY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- facial feminization surgery
1, record 1, English, facial%20feminization%20surgery
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FFS 2, record 1, English, FFS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- facial feminizing surgery 3, record 1, English, facial%20feminizing%20surgery
correct
- FFS 3, record 1, English, FFS
correct
- FFS 3, record 1, English, FFS
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the set of surgical procedures ... designed to soften and modify facial features perceived as masculine, exaggerated, or nonharmonic and therefore decisive in the visual identification of facial gender. 2, record 1, English, - facial%20feminization%20surgery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It includes] Adam's apple reduction, nose feminization, facial bone reduction, face lift, eyelid rejuvenation, and hair reconstruction. 4, record 1, English, - facial%20feminization%20surgery
Record 1, Key term(s)
- facial feminisation surgery
- facial feminising surgery
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chirurgie de féminisation faciale
1, record 1, French, chirurgie%20de%20f%C3%A9minisation%20faciale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chirurgie de féminisation du visage 2, record 1, French, chirurgie%20de%20f%C3%A9minisation%20du%20visage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Cet ensemble d'interventions comprend] la réduction de la pomme d'Adam, la féminisation du nez, la réduction des os du visage, le redrapage du visage et du cou (lifting facial), le rajeunissement des paupières et la reconstruction de la chevelure. 1, record 1, French, - chirurgie%20de%20f%C3%A9minisation%20faciale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- operación quirúrgica de feminización facial
1, record 1, Spanish, operaci%C3%B3n%20quir%C3%BArgica%20de%20feminizaci%C3%B3n%20facial
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La palabra cirugía se aplica a la disciplina médica que se ocupa de la curación mediante operaciones, por lo que se recomienda no emplearla como sinónima de operación o intervención quirúrgica. 2, record 1, Spanish, - operaci%C3%B3n%20quir%C3%BArgica%20de%20feminizaci%C3%B3n%20facial
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