adipocyte

English

Etymology

From adipo- +‎ -cyte.

Noun

adipocyte (plural adipocytes)

2. (cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy

Derived terms

• adipocytic
• adipocytogenesis
• adipocytogenic
• adipocytolysis
• intraadipocyte
• nonadipocyte
• periadipocyte
• preadipocyte

 

Translations

type of cell

• Czech: tuková buňka f
• Finnish: rasvasolu (fi), adiposyytti (fi)
• French: adipocyte (fr) m
• Hindi: वसाणु m (vasāṇu)
• Hungarian: zsírsejt (hu)
• Italian: adipocito (it) m
• Malay: sel lemak, adiposit
• Polish: adipocyt (pl) m
• Portuguese: adipócito m
• Russian: адипоци́т (ru) m (adipocít)
• Spanish: adipocito m
• Swedish: adipocyt (sv) c, fettcell (sv) c

See also

• adipocyte on Wikipedia.Wikipedia