| adipose tissue | <anatomy> Connective tissue that has been specialised to store fat. See: adipocyte. (25 Jun 1999) |
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| adipose tumour | <oncology, tumour> Clumps of fat cells. Literally, fat cancer. These are benign tumours that can form in the breast. (16 Dec 1997) |
| adiposis | Excessive local or general accumulation of fat in the body. Synonym: lipomatosis, liposis, steatosis. Origin: adipo-+ G. -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| adiposis cerebralis | Obesity resulting from intracranial disease, most commonly of the hypothalamus, resulting in hyperphagia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adiposis dolorosa | <disease> A disease accompanied by painful localised fatty swellings and by various nerve lesions. It is usually seen in women and may cause death from pulmonary complications. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adiposis orchica | A disorder characterised primarily by obesity and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in adolescent boys; dwarfism is rare, and when present is thought to reflect hypothyroidism. Visual loss, behavioural abnormalities, and diabetes insipidus may occur. Frohlich's syndrome often is used synonymously for this disorder, although the original case involved a pituitary tumour; most cases are thought to result from hypothalamic dysfunction in areas regulating appetite and gonadal development. The most common causes are pituitary and hypothalamic neoplasms. Synonym: adiposis orchica, adiposogenital degeneration, adiposogenital dystrophy, adiposogenital syndrome, hypophysial syndrome, hypothalamic obesity with hypogonadism. Origin: L. Fr. G. Dys-, bad, + trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| adiposis tuberosa simplex | A condition resembling adiposis dolorosa, in which the fat occurs in small, nodular masses, which are sensitive to touch and may be spontaneously painful, on the abdomen or on the extremities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adiposis universalis | The excessive deposition of fat throughout all parts of the body, including the viscera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adiposity | 1. Synonym: obesity. 2. Excessive accumulation of lipids in a site or organ. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adiposogenital degeneration | A disorder characterised primarily by obesity and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in adolescent boys; dwarfism is rare, and when present is thought to reflect hypothyroidism. Visual loss, behavioural abnormalities, and diabetes insipidus may occur. Frohlich's syndrome often is used synonymously for this disorder, although the original case involved a pituitary tumour; most cases are thought to result from hypothalamic dysfunction in areas regulating appetite and gonadal development. The most common causes are pituitary and hypothalamic neoplasms. Synonym: adiposis orchica, adiposogenital degeneration, adiposogenital dystrophy, adiposogenital syndrome, hypophysial syndrome, hypothalamic obesity with hypogonadism. Origin: L. Fr. G. Dys-, bad, + trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| adiposogenital dystrophy | A disorder characterised primarily by obesity and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in adolescent boys; dwarfism is rare, and when present is thought to reflect hypothyroidism. Visual loss, behavioural abnormalities, and diabetes insipidus may occur. Frohlich's syndrome often is used synonymously for this disorder, although the original case involved a pituitary tumour; most cases are thought to result from hypothalamic dysfunction in areas regulating appetite and gonadal development. The most common causes are pituitary and hypothalamic neoplasms. Synonym: adiposis orchica, adiposogenital degeneration, adiposogenital dystrophy, adiposogenital syndrome, hypophysial syndrome, hypothalamic obesity with hypogonadism. Origin: L. Fr. G. Dys-, bad, + trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| adiposogenital syndrome | A disorder characterised primarily by obesity and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in adolescent boys; dwarfism is rare, and when present is thought to reflect hypothyroidism. Visual loss, behavioural abnormalities, and diabetes insipidus may occur. Frohlich's syndrome often is used synonymously for this disorder, although the original case involved a pituitary tumour; most cases are thought to result from hypothalamic dysfunction in areas regulating appetite and gonadal development. The most common causes are pituitary and hypothalamic neoplasms. Synonym: adiposis orchica, adiposogenital degeneration, adiposogenital dystrophy, adiposogenital syndrome, hypophysial syndrome, hypothalamic obesity with hypogonadism. Origin: L. Fr. G. Dys-, bad, + trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| adiposuria | Synonym: lipuria. Origin: adipo-+ G. Ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipsia | Absence of thirst or the lack of desire to drink. Origin: G. A-priv. + dipsa, thirst (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipsous | Quenching thirst, as certain fruits. Origin: Gr.; priv. +, thirst. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| adiposogenital dystrophy |
a condition seen in adolescent boys characterized by fat distribution of the feminine type and genital hypoplasia associated with lesions of the hypothalamus or pituitary gland. Called also adiposogenital degeneration or syndrome, Fr?lich's syndrome, and Babinski-Fr?lich syndrome.
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| adipogenesis |
The development of fat precursor cells into mature white or brown fat tissue.
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| adipogenic |
Able to form fat or adipose tissue.
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| adipose tissue |
Fatty tissue; connective tissue made up of fat cells.
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| adipose |
Relating to fat.
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