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steatopygia definition

stea·to·pygia (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 ste′a·to′·pygy (-tä′pə jē)

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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