lipogenesis

/ (ˌlɪpəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun

biochem the synthesis of fatty acids in the body from glucose and other substrates

Medical definitions for lipogenesis

lipogenesis
[ lĭp′ə-jĕnĭ-sĭs ]

n.

Production of fat, either fatty degeneration or fatty infiltration. adipogenesis
The normal deposition of fat or the conversion of carbohydrate or protein to fat.

Other words from lipogenesis

lip′o•genic (-jĕnĭk) null adj.