[ ˌdə:mə'breɪʒ(ə)n ]
■ noun (in cosmetic surgery) the removal of superficial layers of skin with a rapidly revolving abrasive tool.
Origin
1950s: from Gk derma 'skin' + abrasion .
[ ˌdə:mə'breɪʒ(ə)n ]
■ noun (in cosmetic surgery) the removal of superficial layers of skin with a rapidly revolving abrasive tool.
Origin
1950s: from Gk derma 'skin' + abrasion .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004