noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈlai.poʊˌsʌk.ʃn̩/
/ˈlɪ.poʊˌsʌk.ʃn̩/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:L AY1 P OW0 S AH2 K SH AH0 N
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lipo, lipoaspiration
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To remove by liposuction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lipo, liposuck
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: suction lipectomy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lipectomy, selective lipectomy
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)der. English lipo- English suction English liposuction From lipo- + suction.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
抽脂
(chōuzhī)
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Chinese Mandarin:
吸脂
(xīzhī)
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Czech:
liposukce
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Dutch:
liposuctie
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Esperanto:
liposukcio
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Esperanto:
graso-desuĉado
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Estonian:
rasvaimu
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Finnish:
rasvaimu
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
French:
liposuccion
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
German:
Fettabsaugung
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
German:
Liposuktion
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Greek:
λιποαναρρόφηση
(lipoanarrófisi)
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Hebrew:
שאיבת שומן
(sh'ivát-shumán)
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Hungarian:
zsírleszívás
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Indonesian:
sedot lemak
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Italian:
liposuzione
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Japanese:
脂肪吸引
(shibōkyūin)
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Norwegian Bokmål:
fettsuging
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Polish:
liposukcja
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Portuguese:
lipoaspiração
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Russian:
липоса́кция
(liposákcija)
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Spanish:
liposucción
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Swedish:
fettsugning
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Turkish:
yağ aldırma ameliyatı
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Turkish:
liposakşın
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
Turkish:
liposuction
— cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction
