adipopexia

ad·i·po·pex·i·a

[ad-uh-poh-pek-see-uh]
noun Biochemistry.
Also, ad·i·po·pex·is [ad-uh-poh-pek-sis] .


Origin:
adipo- + Greek -pēxia -pexy

ad·i·po·pec·tic, ad·i·po·pex·ic, adjective
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