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dermolipectomy

dermolipectomy noun: the removal of fat from beneath the skin.

Noun

dermolipectomy (countable and uncountable, plural dermolipectomies)

  1. The removal of fat from beneath the skin
    • Abdominoplasty or abdominal dermolipectomy is a well-established procedure for improving body contour in aesthetic plastic surgery, with over a 100-year experience since its first publication by Kelly in 1899 [ 10 ].2015 July 12, Michele Grieco et al., “Analysis of Complications in Postbariatric Abdominoplasty: Our Experience”, in Plastic Surgery International, volume 2015, →DOI

Forms of dermolipectomy

pluraldermolipectomies

Origin of dermolipectomy

From dermo- + lipectomy.

Questions about dermolipectomy

What does dermolipectomy mean?
Dermolipectomy means the removal of fat from beneath the skin.
What part of speech is dermolipectomy?
Dermolipectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of dermolipectomy?
The plural of dermolipectomy is dermolipectomies.

Words near dermolipectomy in the dictionary

  1. dermoidectomy
  2. dermoids
  3. dermokine
  4. dermokines
  5. dermolipectomies
  6. dermolipectomy
  7. dermolysis
  8. dermolytic
  9. dermomuscular
  10. dermomyotomal
  11. dermomyotome

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