fatty alcohol
1Fatty alcohol — Fatty alcohols are aliphatic alcohols derived from natural fats and oils, originating in plants, but also synthesized in animals and algae. Their significance in nutrition and health has historically been overlooked, and is only now being… …
2Fatty alcohol: NAD+ oxidoreductase deficiency — Clinically known as the Sjogren Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a triad of findings consisting of ichthyosis (thickened fish like skin), spastic paraplegia (spasticity of the legs) and mental… …
3fatty alcohol — any of a group of high molecular weight primary alcohols, usually straight chain; they may be synthetic or derived from natural oils and are used in pharmacy and as solvents, detergents, and emulsifiers …
4Deficiency, fatty alcohol: NAD+ oxidoreductase — Also known as the Sjogren Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a triad of clinical findings consisting of ichthyosis (thickened fish like skin), spastic paraplegia (spasticity of the legs) and mental… …
5Fatty — may refer to the following:In design: * Fatty container, a record box designed by Finnish designer Harri Koskinen.In medicine and science: * Fatty acid, in biochemistry a carboxylic acid. * Fatty acid metabolism, catabolic processes. * Fatty… …
6Alcohol — This article is about the generic chemistry term. For the kind of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, see Ethanol. For beverages containing alcohol, see Alcoholic beverage. For other uses, see Alcohol (disambiguation) …
7Fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency — Also known as the Sjogren Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a triad of clinical findings consisting of ichthyosis (thickened fish like skin), spastic paraplegia (spasticity of the legs) and mental… …
8fatty liver — n 1) an abnormal condition of the liver that is characterized by lipid accumulation in the hepatocytes to the extent that lipids account for more than five percent of liver weight and that is caused esp. by injury, malnutrition, or hepatotoxins… …
9fatty degeneration — n a process of tissue degeneration marked by the deposition of fat globules in the cells called also steatosis * * * deterioration in the health of a tissue due to the deposition of abnormally large amounts of fat in its cells. The accumulation… …
10Fatty liver — ICD9|571.8 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 775 MeshName = Fatty+Liver MeshNumber = C06.552.241 Fatty liver, also known as fatty liver disease (FLD), steatorrhoeic hepatosis, or steatosis hepatitis, is a reversible …
