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cryolipolysis

cryolipolysis noun: a noninvasive technique for removing fat through subcutaneous application of cold.

Noun

cryolipolysis (uncountable)

  1. A noninvasive technique for removing fat through subcutaneous application of cold.
    • Physicians should discuss the possibility of temporary altered sensation with their patients before undergoing cryolipolysis, and reiterate that while this effect may occur, it is transient and will require no treatment.2015, Mathew Avram, Fat Removal: Invasive and Non-invasive Body Contouring, →ISBN, page 115
    • Although cryolipolysis is a promising new technology, it is important to bear in mind a few potential limitations. In the human clinical studies, results were most visible in patients with discrete, localized fat bulges. Cryolipolysis does not appear to be as effective in obese patients or patients...2016, Koushik Lahiri, Textbook of Lasers in Dermatology, →ISBN, page 247

Origin of cryolipolysis

From cryo- + lipolysis.

Questions about cryolipolysis

What does cryolipolysis mean?
Cryolipolysis means a noninvasive technique for removing fat through subcutaneous application of cold.
What part of speech is cryolipolysis?
Cryolipolysis is a noun.

Words near cryolipolysis in the dictionary

  1. cryolavas
  2. cryolesion
  3. cryolesioned
  4. cryolesions
  5. cryolife
  6. cryolipolysis
  7. cryolisate
  8. cryolite
  9. cryolites
  10. cryolithionite
  11. cryolithozone

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