steato-

a combining form meaning “fat,” “tallow”; used in the formation of compound words: steatopygia.
Also especially before a vowel, steat-.

Origin of steato-

< Greek steat- (stem of stéar fat) + -o-

Words nearby steato-

stearns alcoholic amentia, stearo-, stearoptene, steatite, steatitis, steato-, steatocystoma, steatocystoma multiplex, steatolysis, steatonecrosis, steatopygia

British Dictionary definitions for steato-

steato-

combining form

denoting fat

Word Origin for steato-

from Greek stear, steat- fat, tallow

Medical definitions for steato-

steato-

pref.

Fat:steatolytic.