Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounplastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissue
Similar
selective lipectomy
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with lipectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA
lipectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipectomy
MLA
“lipectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lipectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipectomy.
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