lipo-, lip-, -lipid, -lipoid, -lipoma, -lipomatous +

(Greek: fat, fatty)


adenolipomatosis
A condition characterized by development of multiple adenolipomas.
alipogenic
Not forming fat.
alipoid, alipoidic
Characterized by the absence of lipoids.
alipotropic
Having no effect upon fat metabolism, nor upon the movement of fat to the liver.
angiolipoleiomyoma
A benign tumor composed of blood vessel, adipose tissue, and smooth muscle elements, such as that which occurs in the kidney in association with tuberous sclerosis, where it is usually called angiomyolipoma.
angiolipoma
A lipoma containing clusters of thin-walled proliferating or prominent blood vessels; it is frequently painful.
angiomyolipoma
A benign tumor containing vascular, adipose, and muscle elements; it occurs most often as a renal tumor with smooth muscle elements (more correctly called angiolipoleiomyoma) usually in association with tuberous sclerosis, and is considered to be a hamartoma (a benign tumor-like nodule composed of an overgrowth of mature cells and tissues that normally occur in the affected part but with disorganization and often with one element predominating).
apolipoprotein
Any of the protein constituents of lipoproteins; grouped by function in four classes.
fibrolipoma, fibrolipomatous
Lipoma containing an excess of fibrous tissue.
glycolipid
A lipid containing carbohydrate groups, usually galactose but also glucose, inositol, or others.
hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemic, lipemia
General terms for elevated concentrations of any or all of the lipids in the plasma.
hyperlipoproteinemia
An excess of lipoproteins (any of the lipid-protein, or fat-protein, complexes in which lipids or fats) in the blood, resulting from a disorder of lipoprotein metabolism; it may be an acquired or familial condition or some combination.
hyperliposis
1. Excessive adiposity.
2. An extreme degree of fatty degeneration.
3. An excess of fat in the blood serum or tissues.
hypolipoproteinemia
Decreased levels of a lipoprotein in the serum.
hypoliposis
Presence of an abnormally small amount of fat in the tissues.

Related fat-word units: adipo-; lard; obeso-; oleo-; omento-; pimelo-; pio-; sebo-; steato-.


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