- lip|o|suc|tion
- lip|o|suc|tion «LIHP uh SUHK shuhn», noun.cosmetic surgery in which excess fat is removed from the body by suction; suction lipectomy.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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liposuction — lip|o|suc|tion [ˈlıpəuˌsʌkʃən US pou ] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; : Greek; Origin: lipos fat + English suction] a way of removing fat from someone s body, using ↑suction … Dictionary of contemporary English
liposuction — lip|o|suc|tion [ lıpou,sʌkʃən, laıpou,sʌkʃən ] noun uncount a medical operation to remove fat from a part of someone s body … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
liposuction — lip•o•suc•tion [[t]ˈlɪp əˌsʌk ʃən, ˈlaɪ pə [/t]] n. srg the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from local areas under the skin by means of a small incision and vacuum suctioning • Etymology: 1980–85 … From formal English to slang
Liposuction — The most common cosmetic operation in the U. S. with over 400,000 such surgical operations done annually, liposuction involves the surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common being the abdomen (the tummy ) … Medical dictionary
liposuctionist — li·po·suc·tion·ist .lip ə sək shən ist, .lī pə n a surgeon who performs liposuction … Medical dictionary
cu — acal·cu·lia; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; ac·cu·ra·cy; ac·cu·rate; ac·cu·rate·ly; ac·cu·rate·ness; ac·cu·sa·tion; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·trix; ad·os·cu·la·tion; aes·cu·la·ce·ae; aes·cu·la·pi·an;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
