liposuction
noun
the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from local areas under the skin by means of a small incision and vacuum suctioning.
liposuctions
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pluralof liposuction.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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In the United States this year, the grease from some 400,000 liposuctions will be sealed in biohazard containers and incinerated, in accordance with state and federal law.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2009
Over the past two years Navy plastic surgeons in San Diego have performed 544 free nose jobs, face-lifts, liposuctions and other cosmetic treatments on officers, sailors and their dependents.
From Time Magazine Archive
