Medical Dictionary
lipophagic
adj li·po·pha·gic \ˌlip-ə-ˈfā-jik, ˌlīp-\
Medical Definition of LIPOPHAGIC
: of, relating to, or characterized by the destruction of adipose tissue with cellular uptake of the breakdown products (as by lipophages) <lipophagic disease of the knee joint—Journal of the American Medical Association>
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