noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The surgical removal of fat from the body
2. 2
   plastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissue wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

selective lipectomy

Etymology

From lip- + -ectomy.

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