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lipoduction

lipoduction noun: a pharmaceutical mechanism in which liposomes open ducts in, or penetrate, the skin to target a deeper layer, e.g. the fat cells causing cellulite.

Noun

lipoduction (uncountable)

  1. A pharmaceutical mechanism in which liposomes open ducts in, or penetrate, the skin to target a deeper layer, e.g. the fat cells causing cellulite.
    • Numerous groups have reported that adenovirus infectivity can be upregulated by interaction with null (DNA-free) cationic liposomes by simple mixing prior to infection in a process commonly referred to as lipoduction.2005, R. Singh, D. McCarthy, K. Kostarelos, “Surface modification of adenovirus by zwitterionic (DMPC:Chol) liposomes can up- or down-regulate adenoviral gene transfer efficiency in vitro”, in...

Origin of lipoduction

From lipo- (lipid) + duct + -ion, a commercial wordplay on liposuction.

Questions about lipoduction

What does lipoduction mean?
Lipoduction means a pharmaceutical mechanism in which liposomes open ducts in, or penetrate, the skin to target a deeper layer, e.g. the fat cells causing cellulite.
What part of speech is lipoduction?
Lipoduction is a noun.

Words near lipoduction in the dictionary

  1. lipodipeptide
  2. lipodipeptides
  3. lipodistrophic
  4. lipodistrophy
  5. lipodomic
  6. lipoduction
  7. lipodystrophia
  8. lipodystrophic
  9. lipodystrophies
  10. lipodystrophy
  11. lipoed

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