Medical terminology · Body Parts and Disorders

lip/o — Fat

lip/o means fat. Ancient Greek source words and medical terminology examples: lipocyte.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Fat

• Ancient Greek: λίπος (lipos)

Examples and word parts

lipocyte

A fat-storing cell.

Word parts: lip/o (fat) + -cyte (cell)

Recorded forms: lip-, lipo-

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Related body parts and disorders terms

• acous/o — Hearing

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• aden/o — Gland

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• adip/o — Fat

  adipose

• adren/o — Adrenal gland

  adrenal

• angi/o — Vessel

  angiogram

• arteri/o — Artery

  arterial

• arthr/o — Joint

  arthritis

• blephar/o — Eyelid

  blepharitis

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