adip-

DEFINITION of adip-

fat; The prefix “adip-” or “adipo-” means “fat” or “fatty tissue” and is derived from the Latin word “adeps.” It is commonly used in medical and scientific terms, such as “adipocyte” (fat cells) or “adipose” (body fat), and can also appear as “adip-” when combined with words starting with a vowel.

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ETYMOLOGY of adip-

greek adeps, adipis; borrowed from Latin adip-, adeps “animal fat, lard, fatty tissue” (perhaps borrowed, through another Italic language or Etruscan, from Greek áleiphar, áleipha, derivative of aleíphein “to smear, rub [with oil]”) + -o- — more at aliphatic

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RELATED TERMS to adip-

| adip- | fat | - | - | |:----------:|:---:|:-----:|:----------------:| | lip- | fat | - | - | | stear- | fat | sebum | sebaceous glands |

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DERIVATIONS of adip-

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Combining Form: adip-

Short Definition

Relating to fat or fatty tissue.

Long Definition

The combining form adip- refers to fat, adipose tissue, or fatty deposits. It appears in metabolic, endocrine, and surgical terminology.

Etymology

• latin adeps → “fat”

Related Terms

Term	Meaning
lip-	fat
steat-	fat

Common Medical Terms

• Adipose - fatty tissue
• Adipocyte - fat cell
• Adiposis - abnormal accumulation of fat

Documentation Clues

• “Fatty mass”
• “Lipomatous tissue”
• “Adipose layer dissected”

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Coder’s Notes

Often appears in operative reports describing dissection layers.

Med roots dictionary Appendix A Prefixes Appendix B Combining Forms Appendix C Suffixes Appendix D Suffix forms