LIPECTOMY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Plastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissue

Synonyms:

lipectomy; selective lipectomy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("lipectomy" is a kind of...):

anaplasty; plastic surgery; reconstructive surgery (surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lipectomy"):

liposuction; suction lipectomy (lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction)