Meanings
nounadipectomy (plural adipectomies)
plural adipectomies
- medicineexcision of adipose tissue, often by liposuction
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with adipectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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adipectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipectomy
MLA
“adipectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adipectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adipectomy.
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