lipectomy
- noun
- /laɪˈpɛk.tə.mi/
- Specialized
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lipectomía
- A lipectomy can help individuals achieve their desired body shape by removing excess fat tissue.
- suction lipectomy
Examples
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After careful consultation, she decided to undergo a lipectomy to enhance her overall appearance.
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Liposuction (also known as lipoplasty and suction lipectomy) is a large industry, and it's getting larger.
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Each individual person needs to make the decision of whether or not a lipectomy is right for them.
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This was achieved with suction lipectomy 9 months after the original procedure in an outpatient setting.
Academic text (2005) -
Many people consider a lipectomy as an option to eliminate stubborn fat that does not respond to diet or exercise.
Synonyms
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6.8
A surgery that removes extra fat from under the skin using suction
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6.9
An operation to remove part of the body or tissue
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A cosmetic surgery that removes fat from the body
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Surgery that removes part of an organ or tissue
Surgery that removes fat from certain parts of the body
A medical operation that uses suction to remove extra fat under the skin, often to change body shape
Compounds
- Specialized
A medical operation that uses suction to remove extra fat under the skin, often to change body shape
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word lipectomy comes from two parts: lip- meaning 'fat' and -ectomy meaning 'cut out', the same -ectomy you see in appendectomy and tonsillectomy. So a lipectomy is a surgery to 'cut out' fatty tissue.