steato-
(stiːətəʊ)
used as combining form of Gr. στέατ-, στέαρ stiff fat, tallow, suet, in many scientific terms, chiefly Medical. steˈatocele [a. Gr. στεατοκήλη], a fatty tumour in the scrotum. steˈatogene, -ˈogenous adjs., tending to produce steatosis. steatoˈgenic a. [-genic], tending to produce steatosis. steaˈtolysis [Gr. λύσις solution] (see quot.); hence steatoˈlytic a. (see quot.). steaˈtopathy [Gr. πάθος disease], disease of the sebaceous glands (Dorland Med. Dict. 1913); hence ˌsteatoˈpathic a., pertaining to steatopathy.
| 1693 tr. Blancard's Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), *Steatocele, a Rupture or Tumor in the Scrotum, of a Fatty or Suet-like Consistence. 1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. V. 1013/1 Collections of fat in the scrotum have been known from the time of Galen by the term steatocele. |
| 1893 E. S. D'Odiardi Med. Electr. 55 Generators of fat, called *steatogene poisons. |
| 1956 Nature 14 Jan. 75/1 Experiments on phosphorus poisoning and *steathogenic [sic] (Handler) diets in which thioctic acid normalizes the fat content of the liver. 1980 European Jrnl. Cell Biol. XXII. 567 After 7 days, steatosis developed in all animals on steatogenic diet alone. |
| 1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 741 The *steatogenous functions of the sweat-glands. |
| 1898 Syd. Soc. Lex., *Steatolysis, the emulsifying process by means of which fats are prepared for absorption and assimilation. 1891 W. D. Halliburton Text-bk. Chem. Physiol. 158 Steatolytic [ferments]: those which split fats into fatty acids and glycerine. |
| 1876 Dunglison Med. Lex., *Steatopathic. |