Lipectomy

Introduction: Lipectomy

Description of Lipectomy

Lipectomy: plastic surgery involving the breakdown and suction of fatty tissue.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Lipectomy: Removal of localized SUBCUTANEOUS FAT deposits by SUCTION CURETTAGE or blunt CANNULATION in the cosmetic correction of OBESITY and other esthetic contour defects.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Lipectomy:

Terms Similar to Lipectomy:

• selective lipectomy

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Aspiration Lipectomy
• Lipolysis, Suction
• Liposuction
• Suction Lipectomy

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Lipectomy

• Bariatric Surgery
• Cosmetic Techniques
• Reconstructive Surgical Procedures

Source - MeSH 2007

• plastic surgery
• reconstructive surgery
• anaplasty

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Lipectomy

The following list attempts to classify Lipectomy into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• anaplasty,plastic surgery,reconstructive surgery
• operation,surgery,surgical operation,surgical procedure,surgical process
• medical procedure
• procedure,process
• activity
• act,human action,human activity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Therapeutics
  • Bariatrics
    • Bariatric Surgery
      • Lipectomy

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Therapeutics
  • Cosmetic Techniques
    • Lipectomy

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Bariatric Surgery
    • Lipectomy

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
    • Lipectomy

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