adiposis tuberosa simplex


adiposis

 [ad″ĭ-po´sis] obesity.abnormal deposits or degeneration of fatty tissue.adiposis cerebra´lis fatness from cerebral pituitary disease.adiposis doloro´sa a painful condition due to pressure on nerves caused by fatty deposits.adiposis hepa´tica fatty degeneration of liver.adiposis tubero´sa simplex adiposis dolorosa in which the fatty degeneration occurs in nodular masses.

ad·i·po·sis tu·be·ro·sa sim·plex

a condition resembling adiposis dolorosa, in which the fat occurs in small, nodular masses, which are sensitive to touch and may be spontaneously painful, on the abdomen or extremities.

Anders,

James Meschter, U.S. physician, 1854-1936. Anders disease - a condition characterized by a deposit of symmetrical nodular or pendulous masses of fat in various regions of the body, with discomfort or pain. Synonym(s): adiposis dolorosa; adiposis tuberosa simplex