lipochondrodystrophy | (noun) hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation | Synonyms: dysostosis multiplex, gargoylism, Hurler's disease, Hurler's syndrome |
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lipogram | (noun) a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet | - |
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lipoid | (noun) an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) | Synonyms: lipid, lipide |
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lipoidaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidemia |
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lipoidemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia |
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lipoma | (noun) a tumor consisting of fatty tissue | Synonyms: adipose tumor |
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lipomatosis | (noun) pathology in which fat accumulates in lipomas in the body | - |
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lipophilic | (adjective) having an affinity for lipids | Synonyms: lipotropic |
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lipoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood | - |
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liposarcoma | (noun) sarcoma of fat cells | - |
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liposome | (noun) an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector | - |
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liposuction | (noun) lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction | Synonyms: suction lipectomy |
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lipotropic | (adjective) having an affinity for lipids | Synonyms: lipophilic |
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