adipo-, adip-, adipos- +
(Latin: fat, fatty; lard; of or pertaining to fat; fleshy)
adipopectic, adipopexic
Pertaining to, characterized by, or promoting adipopexis (storage of fats).
adipopexia, adipopexis
Fixation of fats; storage of fats.
adipophobia
An abnormal fear of being too fat.
adiposalgia
1. A condition in which painful areas of subcutaneous fat develop.
2. A neuropathic state in which there are painful areas of subcutaneous fat.
adipose
1. Denoting fat or containing animal fat; fat in the connective tissue of an animals' body.
2. Of a fatty nature; fatty; fat.
3. The fat present in the cells of adipose tissue.
adiposeness
Obesity or corpulence; an excessive accumulation of fat in the body.
adiposis
1. Excessive local or general accumulation of fat in the body; also see lipomatosis, liposis, steatosis.
2. Corpulence, obesity; excessive accumulation of fat in the body, local or general.
adipositis
An inflammatory reaction of the subcutaneous fat, which may involve the connective tissue septa between the fat lobes, the septa lobules and vessels, or the fat lobules; characterized by the development of single or multiple cutaneous nodules. Also panniculitis.
adiposity, adipositas
1. Obesity or a condition of being fat.
2. Corpulence; fatness.
3. Excessive accumulation of lipids (fat) in a site or organ.
adiposogenital
A combination of obesity and retarded development of sex glands resulting from impaired function of pituitary and hypothalamus.
adiposuction
Cosmetic surgery in which fat is removed from under the skin by a special kind of “vacuum” suction. Better known as “liposuction”.
adiposuria
The presence of fat in the urine; also lipuria.
fibroadipose
1. Relating to or containing both fibrous and fatty structures.
2. Fibrous degeneration of glandular tissue.
hyperadiposis, hyperadiposity
An extreme degree of adiposis, or fatness.
scleroadipose
Composed of fibrous and fatty tissue.
Other related units of fat words:
lard;
lipo-;
obeso-;
oleo-;
omento-;
pimelo-;
pio-;
sebo-;
steato-.
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