adipo-

Adipo- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “fat, fatty tissue.” It is often used in medical and scientific terms, including in biology and chemistry.

Adipo- ultimately comes from the Latin adeps, meaning “fat, lard, grease.”

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When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, adipo- becomes adip-, as in apidic in apidic acid.

One example of a technical term that features adipo- is adipocyte, or “fat cell.”

Adipo– means “fat,” as we have seen. ������ about the –cyte portion of the word? It means “cell,” from the Greek ��ý�ٴDz�. Adipocyte literally translates to “fat cell.”

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• adipocele
• adipocere
• adipogenesis
• adipokinin
• adiponecrosis
• adipopexia

������ are some other forms that adipo- may be commonly confused with?

• adeno-
• lipo-

The word genesis refers to an origin, creation, or beginning of something. With this and the meaning of adipo- in mind, what does adipogenesis involve the creation of?