steatosis

English

Etymology

steato- +‎ -osis

Noun

steatosis (countable and uncountable, plural steatoses)

1. (medicine) The abnormal retention of lipids by a cell or organ.

Derived terms

• asteatosis
• hepatosteatosis
• macrosteatosis
• microsteatosis
• myosteatosis

 

Related terms

• steatotic

Translations

over-retention of lipids

• Arabic: تنكس دهني (tanks dahni)
• Catalan: adiposi f, esteatosi f
• French: stéatose (fr) f
• Italian: steatosi (it) f
• Japanese: 脂肪変性 (しぼうへんせい, shibōhensei)
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• Norwegian: steatose
• Portuguese: esteatose (pt) f
• Spanish: esteatosis f
• Swedish: steatos (sv) c