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adiposis

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ad⋅i⋅pose

  [ad-uh-pohs]
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–adjective
1. fatty; consisting of, resembling, or relating to fat.
–noun
2. animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
Origin:
1735–45; < L adip-, s of adeps fat, lard + -ose 1

Related forms:
ad⋅i⋅pose⋅ness, ad⋅i⋅pos⋅i⋅ty  [ad-uh-pos-i-tee] , ad⋅i⋅po⋅sis, noun
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Word Origin & History

adipose 
1743, from Mod.L. adiposus "fatty," from L. adipem (nom. adeps, gen. adipis) "fat of animals," from Gk. aleipha "unguent, fat," related to lipos "grease, fat" (see leave (v.)).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ad·i·pose
Pronunciation: 'ad-&-"pOs
Function: adjective
: of or relating to fat; broadly : FAT

Main Entry: ad·i·po·sis
Pronunciation: "ad-&-'pO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ad·i·po·ses /-"sEz/
1 : ADIPOSITY, OBESITY
2 : the condition of fatty infiltration or degeneration of single organs (as the heart or liver)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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adipose ad·i·pose (ād'ə-pōs')
adj.
Of, relating to, or composed of animal fat; fatty. n.
The fat found in adipose tissue.

ad'i·pose'ness or ad'i·pos'i·ty (-pŏs'ĭ-tē) n.

adiposis ad·i·po·sis (ād'ə-pō'sĭs)
n.
Excessive accumulation of fat in the body. Also called lipomatosis, liposis.

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