bichectomy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Bichat's fat pad +‎ -ectomy

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bichectomy (uncountable)

  1. (surgery) Buccal fat extraction.
    • 2016, F JaegerCHBC de Castroet al., “A novel preoperative ultrasonography protocol for prediction of bichectomy procedure”, in Arquivo Brasileiro de Odontologia, volume 12, number 2:
      Nowadays, bichectomy or facial lipectomy is a surgical procedure in great evidence worldwide […]
    • 2018, Gustavo Steffen Alvarez, Evandro José Siqueira, “Bichectomy: technical systematization applied in 27 consecutive cases”, in Rev. Bras. Cir. Plást., volume 33, number 1, pages 74–81:
    • 2018, Leandro Kluppel et al., “Complications associated with the bichectomy surgery”, in RGO Rev. Gaúch. Odontol., volume 66, number 3, pages 278–284:
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