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lipectomy

[li-pek-tuh-mee, lahy-]

noun, plural lip·ec·to·mies. Surgery.

the surgical removal of fatty tissue.

Compare suction lipectomy.

Origin of lipectomy

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lipectomy in Medicine

lipectomy

[lĭ-pĕk′tə-mē, lī-]

n.

Excision of subcutaneous fatty tissue.

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