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adiposis

 
(ăd'ə-pō'sĭs)
n.

Excessive accumulation of fat in the body. Also called lipomatosis, liposis.

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A condition marked by deposits or degeneration of fatty tissue.

  • a. cerebralis — fatness from cerebral pituitary disease.
  • a. dolorosa — a painful condition due to pressure on nerves caused by fatty deposits.
  • a. hepatica — fatty degeneration of liver.
  • a. neonatorum — see adiponecrosis neonatorum.
 
 
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liposis
adiponecrosis
Lipomatosis

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