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lipomatous

lipomatous

9.8
Containing or made of body fat
  • adjective
  • /ˌlaɪpəˈmeɪtəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lipomatoso
  • The doctor explained that the growth had a lipomatous appearance, indicating it was made up of fatty tissue.
  • lipomatous tumor

Examples

  • Intracranial hamartomas can be subdivided into lipomatous and glioneuronal types.

    Academic text (2010)

  • These modalities reveal not only the extent of the tumor, but its lipomatous nature as well.

    Academic text (2005)

  • During the examination, the radiologist noted that the mass was predominantly lipomatous, which suggested it was benign.

  • After reviewing the biopsy, the pathologist confirmed that the lesion was lipomatous, consisting mainly of fat cells.

Synonyms

fat
vslipomatous
258 1.0

Containing a large amount of oil or soft tissue

focuses on tissue that contains or resembles lipid material rather than food
fatty
vslipomatous
54 2.3

Containing a lot of oil, usually in food

is more specifically about tissue composed of lipid cells rather than high oil content
adipose
vslipomatous
  • Specialized
7.7

A body tissue that stores fat

is broader, applying also to things that only resemble lipid tissue
lipidic
vslipomatous
  • Specialized
7.4

Relating to or containing fats in living things

is narrower, referring specifically to tissue made of lipid cells rather than molecules

How Fatty

fatty
54 2.3
lipomatous
  • Specialized
9.8
lean
108 2.5

Surface Forms

lipomatous positive

Morphology

lipomatous = lipoma (semi-transparent) = lipoma + ous

Formed from the medical noun 'lipoma' plus the adjective suffix '-ous'; morphologically clear but specialized medical vocabulary may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Lipomatous comes from the Greek root lipo-, meaning 'fat', and is the same lipo- you see in liposuction. The ending -ous means 'full of' or 'having', so lipomatous means 'containing or like fatty tissue'.