lipidosis /lip·i·do·sis/ (lip″ĭ-do´sis) pl. lipido´ses any disorder of lipid metabolism involving abnormal accumulation of lipids in the reticuloendothelial cells.
lipidosis
lipidosis (lip´idō´sis),
lip·i·do·sis (l p -d  ss)n. pl. lip·i·do·ses (-s  z) An inborn or acquired disorder of the lipid metabolism. |
lipidosis
[lip′idō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, lipos + osis, condition
a general term that includes several rare familial disorders of fat metabolism. The chief characteristic of these disorders is the accumulation of abnormal levels of certain lipids in the body. Kinds of lipidoses are Gaucher's disease, Krabbe's disease, Niemann-Pick disease, and Tay-Sachs disease.
lipidosis (lip´idō´sis),
n See disease, lipid storage.
lipidosis
see lipid storage disease.
idiopathic feline hepatic lipidosis
see fatty liver syndrome (2).
sphingomyelin lipidosis
see sphingomyelinosis.
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