lipectomy

lipectomy [li-pek-tuh-mee, lahy-] Word Origin noun, plural lip·ec·to·mies. Surgery.

1. the surgical removal of fatty tissue.

Compare suction lipectomy. Origin of lipectomy lip- + -ectomy lipectomy in Medicine lipectomy [lĭ-pĕk′tə-mē, lī-] n.

1. Excision of subcutaneous fatty tissue.