📖 Definitions of "Lipectomy"
noun
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The surgical removal of fat from the body
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lipectomy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| submental | (anatomy, relational) Located beneath the chin or lower jaw. |
| lipoplastynoun | (surgery) The removal of subcutaneous fat (after liquefaction by ultrasound) |
| liposurgerynoun | (surgery) Surgery to remove excessive subcutaneous fat. |
| adipectomynoun | (surgery) excision of adipose tissue, often by liposuction |
| dermolipectomynoun | (surgery) The removal of fat from beneath the skin |
| liposuctionnoun | (medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction. |
| lumpectomynoun | (surgery) The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast. |
| labrectomynoun | (surgery) excision of a labrum |
| lobectomynoun | (surgery) The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain |
| lipoaspirationnoun | liposuction |
| lungectomynoun | (informal) The removal of a lung. |
| lipotomynoun | A technique of human aesthetic medicine which aims at dissolving unwanted greasy clusters without any surgical acts. |
| lipofillingnoun | (surgery) The grafting of fat, especially from the abdomen to the breasts |
| cheilotomynoun | (surgery) incision into the lip |
| hepatolobectomynoun | (surgery) resection of either lobe of the liver |
| lipoaspiratenoun | The material removed by lipoaspiration |
| lipoinjectionnoun | (cosmetic surgery) The injection of fat tissue obtained by liposuction. |
| bichectomynoun | (surgery) Plastic surgery that removes a section of buccal fat-pad tissue from each side of the face. |
| tylectomynoun | (surgery) The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst, especially from the breast; a lumpectomy. It was used recently to represent removing active retinoblastoma tumors from the eye. |
| hepatectomynoun | (surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver. |
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