fatty degeneration

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. deterioration of the cells of the body, accompanied by the formation of fat globules within the diseased cells.

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fatty degeneration British  

noun

1. pathol the abnormal formation of tiny globules of fat within the cytoplasm of a cell

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Etymology

Origin of fatty degeneration

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Heikenwälder's team has now tested in mice whether this approach can also protect the liver from fatty degeneration and chronic inflammation.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

In their study, the LiU researchers saw that individuals with fatty degeneration of the thymus showed lower T-cell regeneration.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2023

After puberty, the thymus decreases in size and is eventually replaced by fat, in a process known as fatty degeneration.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2023

Ever since fatty degeneration weakened the heart of King Fuad early this year and left him a prey to fainting fits, crisis has been in the air.

From Time Magazine Archive

The liver, like the spleen, is sometimes enlarged, and at other times is found to have undergone fatty degeneration to a greater or less degree; in which condition its tissues are generally soft and friable.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various