different between adiposis vs adipic

English

Etymology

adipo- +? -osis

Noun

adiposis (countable and uncountable, plural adiposes)

1. (medicine) A condition marked by the accumulation of adipose (fatty) tissue.

   Synonyms: liposis, polysarcia

   • 2004, Günther Wittlinger, Hildegard Wittlinger, Textbook of Dr. Vodders: Manual Lymph Drainage, Volume 1: Basic Course, 7th Edition, Complementary Medicine Series, page 92,

     One should always differentiate between adiposis and panniculopathia-oedemato-fibrosclerotica (the so-called cellulite).

   • 2009, Ziad F. Issa, John M. Miller, Douglas P. Zipes, Clinical Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease, page 479,

     The site of the presystolic activation and delayed conduction along the reentrant circuit have been shown to have significant abnormalities such as fibrosis, adiposis, and degeneration of the myocardium. The scattered myocyte islets in the extensive adiposis and/or fibrosis can form an electrical maze around the surgical suture area.

Derived terms

• adiposis dolorosa
• adiposis edematosa

Translations

Latin

Adjective

adip?s?s

1. dative masculine plural of adip?sus
2. dative feminine plural of adip?sus
3. dative neuter plural of adip?sus
4. ablative masculine plural of adip?sus
5. ablative neuter plural of adip?sus
6. ablative feminine plural of adip?sus

English

Etymology

From Latin adeps (“lard, fat”).

Adjective

adipic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid.
2. (organic chemistry) Of, or derived from adipic acid.

Related terms

• adipose
• adiposeness
• adiposis
• adiposity

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French adipique

Adjective

adipic m or n (feminine singular adipic?, masculine plural adipici, feminine and neuter plural adipice)

1. adipic

Declension