steatosis

  • 1Steatōsis — (gr.), 1) Fettbildung, bes. die krankhafte; 2) so v.w. Steatom …

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  • 2Steatosis — In cellular pathology, steatosis (also called fatty change , fatty degeneration or adipose degeneration ) is the process describing the abnormal retention of lipids within a cell. It reflects an impairment of the normal processes of synthesis and …

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  • 3steatosis — 1. SYN: adiposis. 2. SYN: fatty degeneration. [steato + G. osis, condition] s. cardiaca excessive fat on the pericardium and invading the cardiac muscle. s. cordis fatty degeneration of the …

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  • 4Steatosis hepatis — Dieser Artikel oder Abschnitt ist nicht hinreichend mit Belegen (Literatur, Webseiten oder Einzelnachweisen) versehen. Die fraglichen Angaben werden daher möglicherweise demnächst gelöscht. Hilf Wikipedia, indem du die Angaben recherchierst und… …

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  • 5steatosis — ste·a·to·sis (stē ə tōʹsĭs) n. Accumulation of fat in the interstitial tissue of an organ. * * * …

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  • 6steatosis — noun The abnormal retention of lipids by a cell or organ …

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  • 7steatosis — n. (Medicine) buildup of fat in the liver (often due to alcoholism) …

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  • 8steatosis — [ˌstɪə təʊsɪs] noun Medicine infiltration of liver cells with fat, associated with disturbance of the metabolism …

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  • 9steatosis — ste·a·to·sis …

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  • 10steatosis — n. infiltration of hepatocytes with fat. This may occur in pregnancy, alcoholism, malnutrition, obesity, hepatitis C infection, or with some drugs …

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