lipo-
Prefix meaning fat
Lipo- is a combining form meaning fat or fatty tissue, from Greek.
It appears in medical and scientific terms: liposuction (surgical fat removal), lipid (fatty compound), lipoprotein (fat-transporting molecule), lipoma (benign fatty tumor).
In casual use, lipo alone is shorthand for liposuction: She's thinking about getting lipo.
Phosphate-containing membrane lipid
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- vesicleSmall fluid-filled sac
- encapsulationSurrounding on all sides
drug-delivery · nanoparticle · micelle · emulsion · carrier · permeability · cholesterol · triglyceride
Pertaining to stored lipids
- fattyHigh in lipids
- triglycerideGlycerol plus three acids
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- sebaceousOil-secreting, of skin
oleic · subcutaneous · cellulite · obesity · blubber · tallow · suet · lard
Surgical fat redistribution technique
- tumescentGrowing distended
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- contouringShaping with highlights, shadows
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
injection · aspiration · excision · biopsy · benign · malignant
phospholipid
Phosphate-containing membrane lipid
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- vesicleSmall fluid-filled sac
encapsulation · drug-delivery · nanoparticle · micelle · emulsion · carrier · permeability · cholesterol · triglyceride · metabolism
adipose
Pertaining to stored lipids
- fattyHigh in lipids
- triglycerideGlycerol plus three acids
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
sebaceous · oleic · subcutaneous · cellulite · obesity · blubber · tallow · suet · lard · hyperlipidemia
liposculpture
Surgical fat redistribution technique
- tumescentGrowing distended
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- contouringShaping with highlights, shadows
subcutaneous · injection · aspiration · excision · biopsy · benign · malignant
- upper lipMouth's northern edge
- lower lipMouth's bottom boundary
- lip balmWaxy mouth moisturizer
- lip glossShiny lip cosmetic
- lip serviceInsincere expression of agreement
- bite one's lipSilently suppress a reaction
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