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Steatitis

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• Steato-

  1. a combining form meaning “fat,” “tallow”; used in the formation of compound words: steatopygia. combining form 1. denoting fat steato- or steat- pref. Fat: steatolytic.

• Steatocystoma

  steatocystoma ste·a·to·cys·to·ma (stē’ə-tō-sĭ-stō’mə) n. A cyst with cells of a sebaceous gland in its wall. See sebaceous cyst.

• Steatocystoma multiplex

  steatocystoma multiplex steatocystoma mul·ti·plex (mŭl’tə-plěks’) n. Widespread, multiple, thin-walled cysts of the skin, lined by squamous epithelium, and including lobules of sebaceous cells.

• Steatolysis

  noun (physiol) 1. the digestive process whereby fats are emulsified and then hydrolysed to fatty acids and glycerine 2. the breaking down of fat steatolysis ste·a·tol·y·sis (stē’ə-tŏl’ĭ-sĭs) n. Hydrolysis or emulsion of fat in the digestive process. ste’a·to·lyt’ic (-tə-lĭt’ĭk) adj.

• Steatonecrosis

  steatonecrosis ste·a·to·ne·cro·sis (stē’ə-tō-nə-krō’sĭs, -ně-) n. See fat necrosis.

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