adiposis
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adiposis
[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.
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ad·i·po·sis
(ad-i-pō'sis),Excessive local or general accumulation of fat in the body.
[adipo- + G. -osis, condition]
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adiposis
(1) Adiposis dolorosa.(2) Obesity, see there.
(3) Lipomatosis.
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ad·i·po·sis
(ad'i-pō'sis)Excessive local or general accumulation of fat in the body.
Synonym(s): lipomatosis, liposis (1) , steatosis (1) .
Synonym(s): lipomatosis, liposis (1) , steatosis (1) .
[adipo- + G. -osis, condition]
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