lipopexia

[ lip-uh-pek-see-uh, lahy-puh- ]

/ ˌlɪp əˈpɛk si ə, ˌlaɪ pə- /

noun Biochemistry.

the storage of fat in the body.

Nearby words

lipomatous, lipomatous infiltration, lipomeningocele, lipomucopolysaccharidosis, lipopenia, lipopexia, lipophage, lipophagic, lipophagic granuloma, lipophagy, lipophil

Origin of lipopexia

< New Latin; see lipo-¹, -pexy

Also called adipopexia, adipopexis.

Related forms

lip·o·pec·tic

[lip-uh-pek-tik, lahy-puh-] /ˌlɪp əˈpɛk tɪk, ˌlaɪ pə-/, adjective

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