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From Bichat's fat pad + -ectomy.
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bichectomy
Today it means: Plastic surgery that removes a section of buccal fat-pad tissue from each side of the face. Full definition →
Today it means: Plastic surgery that removes a section of buccal fat-pad tissue from each side of the face. Full definition →
From Bichat's fat pad + -ectomy.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.