lipo-

== English == === Alternative forms === lip- === Etymology 1 === From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Greek combining form, from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos, “animal fat”). ==== Prefix ==== lipo- (biology, medicine, usually) lipids: oils, cholesterols, fat/lard, tallow, and so on. fat specifically, as: The form of lipid. Fat tissue or fat cells, which contain such lipids. ===== Derived terms ===== lipomeningocele lipomyelomeningocele ===== Related terms ===== lipid ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== adipo- === Etymology 2 === From Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “to leave, be lacking”). ==== Prefix ==== lipo- lacking ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === pilo- == Italian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos, “animal fat”). === Prefix === lipo- lipo- === Anagrams === -poli, poli, poli- == Polish == === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /li.pɔ/ Rhymes: -ipɔ Syllabification: li‧po- === Prefix === lipo- lipo- ‎lipo- + ‎proteina → ‎lipoproteina ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “lipo-”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) == Spanish == === Prefix === lipo- lipo- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “lipo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025