lipo-, lip-, -lipid, -lipoid, -lipoma, -lipomatous +
(Greek: fat, fatty)
lipogranuloma
A nodule of lipoid material; a foreign body inflammation of adipose tissue containing granulation tissue and oil cysts.
lipohemarthrosis
The presence of fat-containing blood in a joint, with intra-articular fracture.
lipohemia
An obsolete term for lipemia.
lipohistiodieresis
The disappearance, or loss, of stored fat from body tissue.
lipohypertrophy
Hypertrophy of subcutaneous fat.
lipoid, lipoidal, lipoidic, lipoidous
1. Fatlike; resembling fat; adipoid.
2. The former name for lipid, et al.
lipoidema
Lipemia, The presence of an abnormally large amount of lipids in the circulating blood.
lipoidosis
Any disturbance of fat metabolism.
lipolysis
The chemical decomposition or splitting up of fat; also, lipodieresis, lipodiretic, lipoclasis.
lipolytic
A reference to, characterized by, or causing lipolysis; also, lipoclastic.
lipoma
A benign tumor of adipocytes (fat cells).
Lipomas are common in the skin and are found anywhere on the body. They may be surgically removed for cosmetic reasons.
lipomatoid
Resembling a lipoma, frequently said of accumulations of adipose tissue that is not thought to be neoplastic.
lipomatosis
A condition characterized by abnormal localized, or tumor-like, accumulations of fat in the tissues.
lipomatous
1. Affected with, or of the nature of, lipoma.
2. Pertaining to or manifesting the features of lipoma, or characterized by the presence of a lipoma (or lipomas).
lipometabolism
The metabolism of fat; utilization of fat.
Related fat-word units:
adipo-;
lard;
obeso-;
oleo-;
omento-;
pimelo-;
pio-;
sebo-;
steato-.
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