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adipocyte
ad·i·po·cyte
/
ˈæd
ə
poʊˌsaɪt
/
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ad
-
uh
-poh-sahyt
]
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noun
fat cell
.
Origin:
adipo-
+
-cyte
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adipocyte
(ˈædɪpəʊˌsaɪt)
—
n
a fat cell that accumulates and stores fats
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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adipocyte
ad·i·po·cyte (ād'ə-pō-sīt')
n.
See
fat cell
.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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