adipocyte
English
Etymology
From
adipo-
+
-cyte
.
Noun
adipocyte
(
plural
adipocytes
)
(
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)
Indonesian:
adiposit
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