fatty degeneration
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fatty degeneration
First recorded in 1875–80
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"On MRI images, this decline can be seen as fatty degeneration of the muscle, where streaks of fat replace muscle fibers."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024
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
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
T.R.'s view: "Pernicious indulgence in the doctrine of free trade seems inevitably to produce fatty degeneration of the moral fiber."
From Time Magazine Archive
The causes which favor fatty degeneration are numerous, and the result represents one of the most serious conditions which can affect an organ.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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