ADIPOSITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adiposity mean? 

• ADIPOSITY (noun)
  The noun ADIPOSITY has 1 sense:

1. having the property of containing fat

  Familiarity information: ADIPOSITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADIPOSITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having the property of containing fat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

adiposeness; adiposity; fattiness

Context example:

he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity

Hypernyms ("adiposity" is a kind of...):

avoirdupois; blubber; fat; fatness (excess bodily weight)

Derivation:

adipose (composed of animal fat)

 Context examples 

A disorder characterized by signs and symptoms that resemble Cushing's disease or syndrome: buffalo hump obesity, striations, adiposity, hypertension, diabetes, and osteoporosis, usually due to exogenous corticosteroids.

(Cushingoid, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Classic features include moon facies, buffalo hump, obesity, striae and adiposity.

(Cushingoid, NCI Thesaurus)

BRS3 may be required for sperm cell division, maturation, or function, or for regulation of endocrine processes and metabolism responsible for energy balance and adiposity.

(Bombesin-like Receptor 3, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition to its beneficial effects on glucose and triglyceride (TG) plasma levels, cevoglitazar also decreases body weight gain and adiposity.

(Cevoglitazar, NCI Thesaurus)

These agents may be used to improve glucose tolerance without inducing adiposity and body weight gain.

(Glitazar Antidiabetic Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

The symptoms and signs may include rapidly developing adiposity of the face, neck, and trunk, kyphosis caused by osteoporosis of the spine, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, amenorrhea, hypertrichosis in females, impotence in males, dusky complexion with purple markings, polycythemia, pain in the abdomen and back, and muscular wasting and weakness.

(Cushing syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)