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lipohyalinosis


Term: lipohyalinosis
Literally meaning: “state of glassy fat  ”
Origin: Anc Greek
+ λίπος/λίπος(=fat, grease) >λίπος > verb λείβω/livo(=grease)
ύαλος/hyalos(=glass)
+ (-ωσις)/(-osis )(=suffix denoting “process” or “state”)
Coined/History
Lipoyalinosis was originally defined by Fisher in the 1960’s as  “segmental arteriolar wall disorganisation”.
Definition
Lipohyalinosis is the condition of hyaline thickening of arterioles in brain.


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