| 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) |
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| 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) |
| adipogenous | Relating to lipogenesis. Synonym: adipogenic, adipogenous, lipogenous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |