adipo-, adip-, adipos- +
(Latin: fat, fatty; lard; of or pertaining to fat; fleshy)
adipodermal graft
Skin-fat graft.
adipofibroma
A benign connective tissue tumor composed of adipose and fibrous tissue; also, libofibroma.
adipogenesis
The formation of fat; the transformation of nonfat food materials into body fat.
adipogenic, adipogenetic, adipogenous
A reference to the production of fat, either fatty degeneration or fatty infiltration; also applied to the normal deposition of fat or to the conversion of carbohydrate or protein to fat. Also, lipogenic.
adipohepatic
A reference to or marked by fatty degeneration of the liver.
adipoid
Resemblance to fat; also, lipoid.
adipokinesis
The mobilization of fat in the body, often with the liberation of free fatty acids into the blood plasma.
adipokinetic
A substance or factor that causes movement of stored lipid (fat).
adipokinin
An anterior pituitary hormone that causes mobilization of fat from adipose tissue.
adipoleucocyte
A leukocyte containing fat droplets or wax, as in insects.
adipolysis, adipolytic
1. The decomposition, breaking down, or splitting up of fat.
2. Cleavage or hydrolysis of fats during digestion, by fat-splitting enzymes.
adipoma
A benign tumor whose parenchyma is composed of mature adipose tissue cells.
adipomania
An unhealthy process of putting on excessive weight (fat) by excessive eating of fat-producing foods (snacks, fast foods, etc.).
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adipometer
An instrument for determining the thickness of the skin fold, as a means of determining the presence of obesity.
adiponecrosis
Necrosis of fatty tissue or death of fatty-tissue cells; as in hemorrhagic pancreatitis.
Other related units of fat words:
lard;
lipo-;
obeso-;
oleo-;
omento-;
pimelo-;
pio-;
sebo-;
steato-.
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