| adipogenous | Relating to lipogenesis. Synonym: adipogenic, adipogenous, lipogenous. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| adipoid | Synonym: lipoid. Origin: adipo-+ G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipokinetic | Denoting a substance or factor that causes mobilization of stored lipid. Origin: adipo-+ G. Kinesis, movement (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipokinetic hormone | An anterior pituitary hormone that causes mobilization of fat from adipose tissue. Synonym: adipokinetic hormone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipokinin | An anterior pituitary hormone that causes mobilization of fat from adipose tissue. Synonym: adipokinetic hormone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipometer | An instrument for determining the thickness of the skin. Origin: adipo-+ G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| adiponecrosis | Rarely used term referring to necrosis of fat, as in haemorrhagic pancreatitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adiposalgia | Condition in which painful areas of subcutaneous fat develop. Origin: adipo-+ G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipose | <anatomy> Fat or tissue containing fat cells. (27 Sep 1997) |
| adipose capsule | The perirenal fat. Synonym: capsula adiposa renis, adipose capsule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipose cell | adipocyte |
| adipose degeneration | Abnormal formation of microscopically visible droplets of fat in the cytoplasm of cells, as a result of injury. Synonym: adipose degeneration, steatosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipose folds of the pleura | Lobules of fat enveloped in the pleura, chiefly in the neighborhood of the costomediastinal sinus. Synonym: adipose folds of the pleura. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipose fossae | Subcutaneous spaces containing accumulations of fat in the breast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipose infiltration | Growth of normal adult fat cells in sites where they are not usually present. (05 Mar 2000) |