| fatty infiltration |
1. a deposit of fat in the tissues, especially between the cells; the term describes an older concept now included in fatty change (qv). 2. the presence of fat vacuoles in the cytoplasm of cells, as occurs in fatty change in the liver, myocardium, and kidneys.
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| fatty infiltration of the heart |
An abnormal accumulation of triglycerides in the myocardium seen on pathological examination of biopsy specimens as clear vacuoles or droplets. SYN: fatty degeneration of the heart.
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