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adiponecrosis

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adiponecrosis /ad·i·po·ne·cro·sis/ (ad″ĭ-po-nĕ-kro´sis) necrosis of fatty tissue.
ad·i·po·ne·cro·sis (d-p-n-krss)
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 [ad″ĭ-po-nĕ-kro´sis]
necrosis of fatty tissue.
adiponecrosis neonato´rum (adiponecrosis subcuta´nea) subcutaneous fat necrosis of newborn.

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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