steatopygia

(stē′ə tō pij′ē ə, -pī′jē ə)

noun

the condition of having a heavy deposit of fat in the buttocks or thighs, as in some Hottentot women

sometimes called steatopygy

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

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See steatopygia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks.

Origin:

Origin: steato-

Origin: + Greek pugē, rump

Origin: + -ia¹

Related Forms:

steˌa·to·pygˈic (stēˌătə-pĭjˈĭk, -pīˈjĭk), steˌa·to·pyˈgous (-pīˈgəs) adjective

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