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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