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lipectomy

[li-pek-tuh-mee, lahy-]
noun, plural lip·ec·to·mies. Surgery.
  1. the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
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Origin of lipectomy

lip- + -ectomy
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lipectomy in Medicine

lipectomy

(lĭ-pĕk′tə-mē, lī-)
n.
  1. Excision of subcutaneous fatty tissue.
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