adipocyte

[ad-uh-poh-sahyt]

noun

fat cell.

Origin of adipocyte

adipo- + -cyte

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British Dictionary definitions for adipocyte

adipocyte

noun

a fat cell that accumulates and stores fats

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adipocyte in Medicine

adipocyte

[ăd′ə-pō-sīt′]

n.

fat cell