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adip/o and lip/o: Fat

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The combining forms adip slash o and lip slash o both name fat, adip from Latin and lip from Greek.

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A lipoma is a benign mass of fat tissue.

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Adipose is the standard adjective. Lipoid means resembling fat rather than being fat.