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adipocyte

noun

Etymology

From adipo- + -cyte.

  1. derived from κύτος — “vessel, jar”
  2. derived from cyta
  3. formed as adipocyte — “adipo- + -cyte”

Definitions

  1. a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for adipocyte. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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