Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA condition in which multiple lipomas are present on the body.
The accompanying family trees show the occurrence of lipomatosis.
1957 November 1, John A. Shanks, “Familial Multiple Lipomatosis”, in Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 77, page 8811 more example
The authors report six new cases of epidural lipomatosis--a rarely described entity characterized by increased extradural fat within the spinal canal causing compression of the spinal cord and neurologic deficits.
1988 November 1, DJ Quint, “Epidural lipomatosis”, in Radiology
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From lipoma (“fat tumor”) + -osis (“disease”). By surface analysis, lip- + -omatosis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French lipomatose
- lipomatosecondition in which multiple lipomas are present on the body
Italian lipomatosi
- lipomatosicondition in which multiple lipomas are present on the body
Portuguese lipomatose
- lipomatosecondition in which multiple lipomas are present on the body
Romanian lipomatoză
- lipomatozăcondition in which multiple lipomas are present on the body
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