Definition of lipidosis in English:
lipidosis
(also lipoidosis)
nounPlural lipidoses ˌlɪpɪˈdəʊsɪsˌlipəˈdōsəs
mass nounMedicine A disorder of lipid metabolism in the body tissues.
Example sentencesExamples
- This is seen, for example, where lipid peroxidation is implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis and feline hepatic lipidosis.
- Managing overweight cats is often complicated, as hepatic lipidosis occurs easily and is potentially fatal.
- Excess accumulation of sulfatides is observed in sulfatide lipidosis (metachromatic leukodystrophy).
- Otherwise, there is a risk of creating hepatic lipidosis in cats, and a toxic cascade in all animals, with an escalation of oxidative damage.
- To do so invites the likelihood of developing hepatic lipidosis.