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stea·to·pygia (stē′ə tō pijē ə, -pījē ə)

noun

the condition of having a heavy deposit of fat in the buttocks or thighs, as in some Hottentot women
sometimes called steatopygy ste′a·to′·pygy (-täpə jē)

Etymology: ModL < Gr stear (see steatolysis) + pygē, buttocks < IE base *pu-, to swell > L pustula: see pustule

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