adiponecrosis /ad·i·po·ne·cro·sis/ (ad″ĭ-po-nĕ-kro´sis) necrosis of fatty tissue.
adiponecrosis
ad·i·po·ne·cro·sis ( d  -p -n-kr s s)n. Necrosis of fat, as occurs in hemorrhagic pancreatitis. |
adiponecrosis
[ad′ipōnikrō′sis]
Etymology: L, adeps + Gk, nekros, dead, osis condition
a rarely used term referring to necrosis of fatty tissue in the body. The condition may be associated with hemorrhagic pancreatitis. adiponecrotic, adj.
adiponecrosis
necrosis of fatty tissue.
adiponecrosis neonatorum
induration of subcutaneous fat, thought to be caused by obstetric trauma, in the newborn. Called also adiposis subcutanea.
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