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lipopexia

American

[lip-uh-pek-see-uh, lahy-puh-] / ˌlɪp əˈpɛk si ə, ˌlaɪ pə- /

noun

Biochemistry.

the storage of fat in the body.

Other Word Forms

lipopectic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of lipopexia

< New Latin; see lipo- ¹, -pexy ( def. )

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