steato- 或 steat-
pref.（前缀）
语源
pref.（前缀）
- Fat:
表示脂肪：
steatolysis.
脂肪分解
语源
- Greek
希腊语 - from stear steat- [tallow] * see stei-
源自 stear steat- [油脂] *参见 stei-
steato-
combining form
denoting fat
Origin
from Greek stear, steat- fat, tallowsteato-
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “fat,” “tallow”; used in the formation of compound words:
steatopygia.
Also, especially before a vowel, steat-.
Origin
< Greek steat- (stem of stéar fat) + -o-
Related Words
- stearo-
- steatopygia
- steatorrhea
steato-
combining form
steatorrhea
combining form
ETYMOLOGY Greek, from steat-, stear; perhaps akin to Sanskrit styāyate it hardens
: fatsteatorrhea
steato-
combining form
- relating to fatty matter or tissue表示“脂”, “脂肪”：
-
steatosis.
词源
from Greek stear, steat- 'tallow, fat'.
1693 tr. Blancard'sPhys. 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. 1013/1Collections of fat in the scrotum have been known from the time of Galen by the term steatocele.
1893 E. S. D'Odiardi Med. Electr. 55Generators of fat, called *steatogene poisons.
1956 Nature 14 Jan. 75/1 Experiments on phosphorus poisoning and *steathogenic (Handler) diets in which thioctic acid normalizes the fat content of the liver. [ sic]
1980 European Jrnl. CellBiol. XXII. 567After 7 days, steatosis developed in all animals on steatogenic diet alone.
1899 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 741The *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. 158Steatolytic : those which split fats into fatty acids and glycerine. [ ferments]
1876 Dunglison Med. Lex. ,*Steatopathic.
ORIGIN: from Greek steat- , stear stiff fat, tallow, suet: see -o-
steato-
combining form
see steat-
see steat-
steato-
Prefix
- fat
Etymology
From στέατος (stéatos), the genitive singular of Ancient Greek στέαρ (stéar, “hard fat, suet”).