polymicrolipomatosis

polymicrolipomatosis
The occurrence of multiple small, nodular, fairly discrete masses of lipid in the subcutaneous connective tissue. [poly- + G. mikros, small, + lipoma + G. -osis, condition]

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poly·mi·cro·lipo·ma·to·sis (pol″e-mi″kro-lip″o-mə-toґsis) [poly- + micro- + lipomatosis] lipomatosis marked by the presence in the subcutaneous tissues of numerous small lipomas.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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