adiposity

noun — 2 senses

adiposity

noun

Etymology From adipose + -ity, from Latin adeps (“fat, lard”).

1

Obesity; the state of being fat.

"Why this sudden concern about adiposity?" asked Hardman.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 307:

2

The condition of being adipose; adipose tissue.

Derived terms: central adiposity
Related terms: adipic, adiposeness, adiposis, hyperadiposity, hypoadiposity

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