n, pl  -do*ses   :  a disorder of fat metabolism esp. involving the deposition of fat in an organ (as the liver or spleen) - called also lipoidosis  - compare LIPODYSTROPHY  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  li·poid·o·sis 
 
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