lipopexia

lipopexia [lip-uh-pek-see-uh, lahy-puh-] Word Origin noun Biochemistry.

1. the storage of fat in the body.

Origin of lipopexia New Latin; see lipo-1, -pexy Also called adipopexia, adipopexis. Related formslip·o·pec·tic [lip-uh-pek-tik, lahy-puh-] /ˌlɪp əˈpɛk tɪk, ˌlaɪ pə-/, adjective