Definition
Resembling or having the qualities of fat; fatty or lipid-like in appearance or composition.
Etymology
From Latin adipis (fat) + Greek -oid (resembling). This descriptive term allows scientists to classify tissues or substances that seem fat-like without full chemical analysis.
Kelly Says
Under a microscope, 'adipoid' tissues shimmer differently than other tissues because of their light-reflecting lipid molecules—they literally look like they're made of fat.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
脂肪形成性
si-ha-form-se-ti
CACatalà
adipogènic
ah-dee-poh-zhen-ik
CSČeština
adipoidní
ah-dee-poy-dnee
DADansk
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
DEDeutsch
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
ELΕλληνικά
λιπώδης
li-po-des
ESEspañol
adiposo
ah-dee-poh-soh
FAفارسی
لیپوژنیک
lee-po-jen-ik
FISuomi
adipoidi
ah-dee-poy-di
FRFrançais
adipoïde
ah-dee-poy-id
GUGU
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
HAHA
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
HEעברית
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
HUMagyar
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
IDBahasa Indonesia
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
IGIG
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
ITItaliano
adiposo
ah-dee-poh-soh
KKKK
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
KMKM
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
MRMR
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
MSBahasa Melayu
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
MYမြန်မာ
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
NLNederlands
adipoïd
ah-dee-poy-id
NONorsk
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
PAPA
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
PLPolski
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
PTPortuguês
adiposo
ah-dee-poh-soh
RORomână
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
RUРусский
жироподобный
zhi-ro-po-dob-nyy
SVSvenska
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
SWKiswahili
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
THไทย
ลักษณะไขมัน
lakkhana kai-man
TLTL
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
TRTürkçe
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
UKУкраїнська
жироподібний
zhi-ro-po-dib-nyy
URاردو
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
VITiếng Việt
dạng mỡ
dang mo
YOYO
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id
ZUZU
adipoid
ah-dee-poy-id