lipopexia

[ lip-uh-pek-see-uh, lahy-puh- ]
/ ˌlɪp əˈpɛk si ə, ˌlaɪ pə- /

noun Biochemistry.

the storage of fat in the body.
Also called adipopexia, adipopexis.

Origin of lipopexia

< New Latin; see lipo-1, -pexy

OTHER WORDS FROM lipopexia

lip·o·pec·tic [lip-uh-pek-tik, lahy-puh-] /ˌlɪp əˈpɛk tɪk, ˌlaɪ pə-/, adjective

Words nearby lipopexia

lipomatous, lipomatous infiltration, lipomeningocele, lipomucopolysaccharidosis, lipopenia, lipopexia, lipophage, lipophagic, lipophagic granuloma, lipophagy, lipophil