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lipidosis

lipidosis

9.9
A condition where too much fat builds up in the body's tissues
  • noun
  • /ˌlɪpɪˈdoʊsɪs/
  • Specialized
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  • Cardiac lipidosis... ...myocardial lesions, cholesterol deposits in the adrenal gland... ...and damage to the reproductive system.

Examples

  • The ducks get this liver disease called hepatic lipidosis and they can't walk.

    The Switch (2010)

  • Obese cats sometimes develop a serious condition called lipidosis when they stop eating for too long.

  • Veterinarians diagnose lipidosis in animals when there is an abnormal buildup of fats in their tissues.

  • The patient was treated for lipidosis, which caused fat accumulation in his liver and other organs.

Synonyms

adiposis
vslipidosis
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition of having too much body fat that can harm health

is a metabolic disorder causing abnormal fat buildup in body tissues

Surface Forms

lipidosis singular
lipidoses plural

Morphology

lipidosis = lipid (transparent) = lipid + osis

Formed from the noun 'lipid' plus the medical suffix '-osis' meaning a pathological condition; the meaning 'a disorder involving lipids' follows directly from its parts.

Etymology

Lipidosis comes from Greek parts lipo- meaning 'fat' and -osis meaning 'a condition'. You can see lipo- in the word liposuction, which removes fat, so lipidosis is a condition where fat builds up in the body's tissues.