| adipamidase | <enzyme> Hydrolyzes dinitriles; n-terminal amino acid sequence given from brevibacterium in first source Registry number: EC 3.5.1.- Synonym: adiponitrile amidase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| adipectomy | An obsolete term for lipectomy. Origin: L. Adeps, fat, + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| adiphenine hydrochloride | Alpha-Phenylbenzeneacetic acid 2-(diethylamino)ethyl ester hydrochloride;a spasmolytic agent used to decrease spasm of the biliary tract, gastrointestinal tract, uterus, and ureter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid. Origin: L. Adeps, adipis, fat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| adipic acid | Hexanedioic acid;the dicarboxylic acid, HOOC(CH2)4COOH. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipic acids | A group of dicarboxylic acids that are structurally related to hexanedioic acid (adipic acid). (12 Dec 1998) |
| Adipiodone | <chemical> A water-soluble iodinated radiographic contrast medium used for intravenous cholangiography and cholecystography. Pharmacological action: contrast media. Chemical name: Benzoic acid, 3,3'-((1,6-dioxo-1,6-hexanediyl)diimino)bis(2,4,6-triiodo- (12 Dec 1998) |
| adipo- | Fat, fatty. Corresponds to G. Lip-, lipo-. Origin: L. Adeps, adipis, soft animal fat, lard, grease; fatty tissue; obesity; akin to G. Aleipha, unguent, anointing-oil, oil, fat, pitch, resin, lipos, animal fat, lard, tallow, vegetable oil (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipocellular | Relating to both fatty and cellular tissues, or to connective tissue with many fat cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipoceratous | Relating to adipocere. Synonym: lipoceratous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipocere | A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown colour, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration. Origin: L. Adeps, adipis, fat + cera wax: cf. F. Adipocere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| adipocyte | <pathology> An animal connective tissue cell specialised for the synthesis and storage of fat. Such cells are bloated with globules of triglycerides, the nucleus being displaced to one side and the cytoplasm seen as a thin line around the fat droplet. (25 Jun 1999) |
| adipodermal graft | A dermal graft with attached subcutaneous fat. Synonym: adipodermal graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipogenesis | The production of fat, either fatty degeneration or fatty infiltration; also applied to the normal deposition of fat or to the conversion of carbohydrate or protein to fat. Synonym: adipogenesis. Origin: Lipo-+ G. Genesis, production (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipogenic | Relating to lipogenesis. Synonym: adipogenic, adipogenous, lipogenous. (05 Mar 2000) |