ADIPOSIS

corpulence, overweight, stoutness, adiposis

(noun) the property of excessive fatness

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

adiposis (countable and uncountable, plural adiposes)

(medical) A condition marked by the accumulation of adipose (fatty) tissue.

Synonyms

• (accumulation of fatty tissue): polysarcia

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 December 2024

CHRONIC

(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”


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Coffee Trivia

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