fatty degeneration

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noun Pathology.

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

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Origin of fatty degeneration

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby fatty degeneration

fattish, fattism, fatty, fatty acid, fatty alcohol, fatty degeneration, fatty oil, fatty tumor, fatuitous, fatuity, fatuous

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How to use fatty degeneration in a sentence

The forms of disease known as "fatty degeneration of the kidney" and "Bright's disease" are both frequently due to this cause.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
It is a subterfuge, a sham, and with fatty degeneration eating away the muscular fibre of their hearts, they snatch at it.
Impressions And Comments|Havelock Ellis
Fatty degeneration of the heart of the body politic has been cut away to the muscle.
The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8)|Various
Poisoned by the substance they have incorporated, they undergo a fatty degeneration and become globules of pus.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1900|Various

Oh, ye gods, have pity on men and women who suffer from fatty degeneration of the soul!
My War Experiences in Two Continents|Sarah Macnaughtan

British Dictionary definitions for fatty degeneration

fatty degeneration

noun

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

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