Diseases

Fat Necrosis

A condition in which the death of adipose tissue results in neutral fats being split into fatty acids and glycerol.

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Abstract

A condition in which the death of adipose tissue results in neutral fats being split into fatty acids and glycerol.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Steatonecrosis
  • Fat Necroses
  • Necrosis, Fat
  • Steatonecroses

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

91(77); was see under NECROSIS 1977-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Necrosis (1966-1976)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fat Necrosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005218. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005218
  2. Fat Necrosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_necrosis
  3. Fat Necrosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5437240