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adipogenic

9.9

A growth that comes from fat tissue and is made of fat cells

adjective
/ˌædɪpəˈdʒɛnɪk/

Specialized

: adipogénico

The biopsy revealed an adipogenic tumor.

Examples

An adipogenic mass was detected during the patient's routine medical examination.
The doctor explained that the adipogenic cells were responsible for the growth of the fatty tumor.
Researchers are studying the adipogenic process to better understand obesity and related diseases.
Researchers are studying adipogenic pathways in obesity.
The doctor explained that the adipogenic cells were responsible for the growth of the fatty tumor.
An adipogenic mass was detected during the patient's routine medical examination.
Researchers are studying the adipogenic process to better understand how fat tissue affects health.

Synonyms

fat

vsadipogenic

80 1.0

Containing a large amount of oil or soft tissue

refers to growths formed from lipid cells not merely lipid-rich material

fatty

vsadipogenic

69 2.3

Containing a lot of oil, usually in food

originates in lipid cells rather than only having high lipid content

adipose

vsadipogenic

Specialized

4 7.7

A body tissue that stores fat

develops from that tissue rather than only relating to it

lipomatous

vsadipogenic

Specialized

9.8

Containing or made of body fat

is produced from those lipid cells rather than only resembling them

Surface Forms

adipogenic positive

Morphology

adipogenic = adipo + genic

The word is built compositionally from the classical combining form 'adipo' meaning fat and the suffix '-genic' meaning producing or originating in, but the specialized biological sense is not fully obvious to an average learner.

Etymology

Adipogenic comes from adip(o) meaning 'fat' and -genic meaning 'producing', the same idea you see in 'generate' or 'genesis'. So adipogenic means 'coming from fat tissue', which is why doctors use it for growths or tumors that start in fat cells.