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steatopygia

steatopygia noun: an excessive accumulation of fat on the buttocks.

steatopygia: an excessive accumulation of fat on the buttocks
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Noun

steatopygia (usually uncountable, plural steatopygias)

  1. (usually) An excessive accumulation of fat on the buttocks.

Forms of steatopygia

pluralsteatopygias
alternative formsteatopyga

Origin of steatopygia

From steato- + pygo- + -ia.

Questions about steatopygia

What does steatopygia mean?
Steatopygia means an excessive accumulation of fat on the buttocks.
What part of speech is steatopygia?
Steatopygia is a noun.
What is the plural of steatopygia?
The plural of steatopygia is steatopygias.

Words near steatopygia in the dictionary

  1. steatomata
  2. steatomatous
  3. steatonecrosis
  4. steatonephropathy
  5. steatopyga
  6. steatopygia
  7. steatopygial
  8. steatopygian
  9. steatopygias
  10. steatopygic
  11. steatopygism

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