Dermolipectomy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of fat from beneath the skin countable, uncountable

    "Abdominoplasty or abdominal dermolipectomy is a well-established procedure for improving body contour in aesthetic plastic surgery, with over a 100-year experience since its first publication by Kelly in 1899 [ 10 ]."

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"Abdominoplasty or abdominal dermolipectomy is a well-established procedure for improving body contour in aesthetic plastic surgery, with over a 100-year experience since its first publication by Kelly in 1899 [ 10 ]."

Etymology

From dermo- + lipectomy.

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