different between adiposis vs adiposity

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

adipose +? -ity, from Latin adeps (“fat, lard”)

Noun

adiposity (plural adiposities)

1. Obesity; the state of being fat.
2. The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.

Related terms

• adipic
• adiposeness
• adiposis
• hyperadiposity
• hypoadiposity

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