surgiholic

English

Etymology

surgery +‎ -holic

Noun

surgiholic (plural surgiholics)

  1. A person motivated to undergo repeated cosmetic surgery.
    • 1988, Roger Kohn, Textbook of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lea & Febiger, →ISBN, page 189:
      Surgery should be avoided when the deformity is minimal, particularly in patients with a "surgiholic" tendency.

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