- fatty degeneration
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deterioration of the cells of the body, accompanied by the formation of fat globules within the diseased cells.[1875-80]
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Fatty degeneration — Fatty Fat ty, a. Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance. [1913 Webster] {Fatty acid} (Chem.), any one of the paraffin series of monocarbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; so called because the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fatty degeneration — n a process of tissue degeneration marked by the deposition of fat globules in the cells called also steatosis * * * deterioration in the health of a tissue due to the deposition of abnormally large amounts of fat in its cells. The accumulation… … Medical dictionary
fatty degeneration — n. Pathology the abnormal occurrence of fat particles in tissue … English World dictionary
fatty degeneration — noun 1. : a process of tissue degeneration marked by the deposition of fat globules in the cells 2. : moral or artistic degeneration especially as a result of sloth or complacency, overindulgence, or luxury * * * Pathol. deterioration of the… … Useful english dictionary
fatty degeneration — deterioration in the health of a tissue due to the deposition of abnormally large amounts of fat in its cells. The accumulation of fat in the liver and heart may seriously impair their functioning. The deposition of fat may be linked with… … The new mediacal dictionary
fatty degeneration — /fæti dədʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ (say fatee duhjenuh rayshuhn) noun deterioration of the cells of the body accompanied by the formation of fat globules within the diseased cells …
fatty degeneration — Abnormality in the appearance of particles of fat in tissues; not a bodily infirmity as a matter of law. Modern Woodmen Acci. Asso. v Shryock, 54 Neb 250, 74 NW 607 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Fatty — Fat ty, a. Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance. [1913 Webster] {Fatty acid} (Chem.), any one of the paraffin series of monocarbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; so called because the higher … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fatty acid — Fatty Fat ty, a. Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance. [1913 Webster] {Fatty acid} (Chem.), any one of the paraffin series of monocarbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; so called because the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fatty clays — Fatty Fat ty, a. Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance. [1913 Webster] {Fatty acid} (Chem.), any one of the paraffin series of monocarbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; so called because the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
