lipophagic
adjective
li·po·pha·gic
| \ ˌlip-ə-ˈfā-jik
, ˌlīp-
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, ˌlīp-
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Medical Definition of lipophagic
: of, relating to, or characterized by the destruction of adipose tissue with cellular uptake of the breakdown products (as by lipophages)
lipophagic disease of the knee joint — Journal of the American Medical Association