adiposis dolorosa
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Related to adiposis dolorosa: Gardner's syndrome, lipoma, liposarcoma, Cowden syndrome, Madelung disease
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.
adiposis dolorosa
See Dercum's disease.
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
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
adiposis
a condition marked by deposits or degeneration of fatty tissue.
adiposis cerebralis
fatness from cerebral pituitary disease.
adiposis dolorosa
a painful condition due to pressure on nerves caused by fatty deposits.
adiposis hepatica
fatty degeneration of liver.
adiposis neonatorum
see adiponecrosis neonatorum.