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lipohyperplasia en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)der. English lipo- Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σῐς (plắsĭs)der. New Latin -plasiabor. English -plasia English hyperplasia English lipohyperplasia From lipo- + hyperplasia.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) hyperplasia involving lipocytes
   • The patient underwent limited right hemicolectomy, and histology confirmed ileocecal lipohyperplasia. 2013 July 8, Hytham K S Hamid et al., “Ileocecal lipohyperplasia presenting as a chronic sideropenic anaemia”, in BMJ Case Reports, volume 2013, →DOI:

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