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noun
The surgical removal of fat from the body
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
plastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: selective lipectomy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty
Narrower terms: liposuction, suction lipectomy
History
From lip- + -ectomy.
