LIPOSUCTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does liposuction mean? 

• LIPOSUCTION (noun)
  The noun LIPOSUCTION has 1 sense:

1. lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction

  Familiarity information: LIPOSUCTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIPOSUCTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

liposuction; suction lipectomy

Hypernyms ("liposuction" is a kind of...):

lipectomy; selective lipectomy (plastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissue)

 Context examples 

Adult human fat-derived stem cells obtained from liposuction waste were seeded onto the outer surface of the porous scaffolds.

(Stem cells grown on scaffold mimic hip joint cartilage, NIH)