adiposis

Related to adiposis: obesity, lipoma

[ad″ĭ-po´sis]

obesity.

abnormal deposits or degeneration of fatty tissue.

adiposis cerebra´lis fatness from cerebral pituitary disease.

adiposis doloro´sa a painful condition due to pressure on nerves caused by fatty deposits.

adiposis hepa´tica fatty degeneration of liver.

adiposis tubero´sa simplex adiposis dolorosa in which the fatty degeneration occurs in nodular masses.

ad·i·po·sis

(ad-i-pō'sis),

Excessive local or general accumulation of fat in the body.

[adipo- + G. -osis, condition]

(1) Adiposis dolorosa.
(2) Obesity, see there.
(3) Lipomatosis.

(ad'i-pō'sis)

Excessive local or general accumulation of fat in the body.
Synonym(s): lipomatosis, liposis (1) , steatosis (1) .

[adipo- + G. -osis, condition]

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It's apparent the man does suffer from one ailment, exogenous adiposis (he eats too much).