Definition of "liposuction"

liposuction

/ˈlai.poʊ.ˌsʌk.ʃn̩/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural liposuctions
1. (medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.
  Quotations
  Wasn't my Mom a betty? She died when I was just a baby. A fluke accident during a routine liposuction. I don't remember her, but I like to pretend she still watches over me.
  1995, Amy Heckerling, Clueless, spoken by Cher (Alicia Silverstone)
verb
third-person singular simple present liposuctions, present participle liposuctioning, simple past and past participle liposuctioned
1. (medicine) To remove by liposuction.
  Quotations
  When Randi Wright got a Brazilian butt lift in 2020 — a complex surgery in which fat is liposuctioned from the abdomen or lower back or other fleshy parts and used to enlarge and shape the buttocks — she knew she couldn’t afford the most expensive post-op care.
  2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine‎