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

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adipose excisionexcisional fat removalfat excisionfat removalselective lipectomy

Antonyms

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fat preservationfat retention

Etymology

From lip- + -ectomy.