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COSMESIS
\kɒzmˈiːsɪs], \kɒzmˈiːsɪs], \k_ɒ_z_m_ˈiː_s_ɪ_s]\
Definitions of COSMESIS
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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That
department
of
medicine
of
which
the
province
is
to
preserve
or
improve
natural
beauty
. [Gr.]
1916
- Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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