adiposis dolorosa

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.

ad·i·po·sis do·lo·ro·sa

[MIM*103200]

a condition characterized by a deposit of symmetric nodular or pendulous masses of fat in various regions of the body, with discomfort or pain.

Synonym(s): Anders disease, Dercum disease, lipomatosis neurotica

adiposis dolorosa

A rare form of OBESITY in which the fat deposits under the skin are painful and tender. The condition is also known as neurolipomatosis.

Dercum,

Francis Xavier, U.S. neurologist, 1856-1931.

Dercum disease - a condition characterized by a deposit of symmetrical nodular or pendulous masses of fat in various regions of the body, with discomfort or pain. Synonym(s): adiposis dolorosa

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Anders,

James Meschter, U.S. physician, 1854-1936.

Anders disease - a condition characterized by a deposit of symmetrical nodular or pendulous masses of fat in various regions of the body, with discomfort or pain. Synonym(s): adiposis dolorosa; adiposis tuberosa simplex