adiposis
/ˌæd.ɪˈpoʊ.sɪs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "These adiposes are etiologically divisible into two types; those, on the one hand, which constitute a phenomenon of hypo- or athyroidea; and, those, on the other hand, which are sequela to hypoplasias and to functional errors in the germinal organs (castration, genital infantilism, etc)."
- "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)."
- "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."
Etymology
From adipo- + -osis.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌæd.ɪˈpoʊ.sɪs/
- British English: /ˌæd.ɪˈpəʊ.sɪs/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
adiposis dolorosa
adiposis edematosa