pimelo-, pimel-, pimele- (Greek: [soft] fat).pimelitis:
Inflammation of adipose tissue.
pimeloma:
Lipoma, a benign, soft rubbery, encapsulated tumor of adipose tissue, usually composed of mature fat cells.
pimelopterygium:
A fatty outgrowth upon the conjunctiva (the mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and is reflected onto the eyeball).
pimelorrhea:
Passage of fat in large amounts in the feces.
pimelorthopnea:
1. Dyspnea while lying down, due to obesity.
2. Difficulty breathing in any but the erect posture, due to obesity. Also known as piorthopnea. pimelosis:
1. conversion into fat.
2. Obesity. 3. Fatty degeneration of any tissue. 4. Any fatty substance. pimeluria:
Lipuria, the presence of oil or fat in the urine.
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