Medical term:
adipogenesis
lipogenesis
[lip″o-jen´ĕ-sis]the formation of fat; the transformation of nonfat food materials into body fat. adj., adj lipogenet´ic.
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lip·o·gen·e·sis
(lip'ō-jen'ĕ-sis),The production of fat as either fatty degeneration or fatty infiltration; also applied to the normal deposition of fat or to the conversion of carbohydrate or protein to fat.
Synonym(s): adipogenesis
[lipo- + G. genesis, production]
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lip·o·gen·e·sis
(lip'ō-jen'ĕ-sis)The production of fat, either fatty degeneration or fatty infiltration; also applied to the normal deposition of fat or to the conversion of carbohydrate or protein to fat.
Synonym(s): adipogenesis.
Synonym(s): adipogenesis.
[lipo- + G. genesis, production]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
lipogenesis
the formation of fats from nonfatty sources.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
lip·o·gen·e·sis
(lip'ō-jen'ĕ-sis)Production of fat as either fatty degeneration or fatty infiltration.
[lipo- + G. genesis, production]
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