lipectomyn.
/lɪˈpɛktəmi/, /ˌlʌɪˈpɛktəmi/, U.S. /lɪˈpɛktəmi/, /ˌlaɪˈpɛktəmi/ Surgery.
Surgical removal of fatty tissue, often performed by suction; an instance of this. Cf. liposuction n.
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liposuction1983
liposculpture1988
1910 H. A. Kelly in Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. 10 229 (title) Excision of the fat of the abdominal wall—lipectomy.
1939 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 43 275/1 (caption) Patient shown..three weeks after plastic adipectomy (lipectomy).
1984 N.Y. Times 3 Dec. c13/5 Suction lipectomy, a process by which fat cells are vacuumed out of the body.
1997 Hair Flair Nov.–Dec. 142/2 (advt.) Surgeons..have performed suction-assisted lipectomies for many years, eliminating fatty deposits from knees, tummies, thighs and other problem areas.
2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Aug. e3/1 Some doctors perform ‘belt lipectomy’ surgery in which they remove a circumferential belt of skin from a patient's waist.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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