adiposis

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.