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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslipectomia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: li-pɛk-to-ˈmi-a
"A lipectomia é indicada para remover gordura localizada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The surgical removal of excess fat tissue from a specific part of the body.
"The patient underwent a lipectomy to remove stubborn abdominal fat following massive weight loss." - 2
A surgical procedure aimed at body contouring by excising fat deposits and sometimes redundant skin.
"Her plastic surgeon recommended a modified lipectomy to improve her post-bariatric body contours."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'lipos' meaning fat and 'ektomē' meaning excision or cutting out. Coined in the late 19th or early 20th century within modern medical nomenclature to describe the surgical removal of adipose tissue.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lipectomy" is said worldwide
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lipectomie
Transliteration: li-pɛk-tɔ-mi
"La lipectomie est une intervention chirurgicale pour enlever l'excès de graisse."
Lipektomie
Transliteration: li-pɛk-to-ˈmiː
"Eine Lipektomie wird oft zur Körperkonturierung durchgeführt."
lipectomia
Transliteration: li-pɛk-ˈtɔ-mja
"La lipectomia rimuove il tessuto adiposo in eccesso."
lipectomía
Transliteration: li-pek-to-ˈmi-a
"La lipectomía ayuda a mejorar el contorno corporal del paciente."
lipectomia
Transliteration: li-pɛk-to-ˈmi-a
"A lipectomia é indicada para remover gordura localizada."
वसा निष्कासन सर्जरी
Transliteration: vasa nishkasan sarjari
"पेट की चर्बी हटाने के लिए लाइपेक्टमी की जाती है।"
脂肪切除术
Transliteration: zhīfáng qiēchú shù
"腹部脂肪切除术可以改善患者的体形。"
지방절제술
Transliteration: jibang-jeolje-sul
"지방절제술은 체형 교정을 위해 시행될 수 있습니다."
脂肪切除術
Transliteration: shibou setsujo jutsu
"脂肪切除術は余分な脂肪を取り除くための手術です。"
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