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multiple symmetric lipomatosis (medicine) and grist(1) (iou)


multiple symmetric lipomatosis (medicine)


multiple symmetric lipomatosis
Accumulation and progressive enlargement of collections of adipose tissue in the subcutaneous tissue of the head, neck, upper trunk, and upper portions of the upper extremities; seen primarily in adult males and of unknown cause.

Synonym: Launois-Bensaude syndrome, Madelung's disease, symmetric adenolipomatosis.


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grist noun1 & verb.
[Old English from Germanic, formed as GRIND verb.]
A. noun.
The action or an act of grinding. OE.
Corn to be ground. Also, a batch of such corn. ME.
grist for the mill, grist to the mill useful experience, knowledge, material, etc.
fig.: E. Baynard This grinds life's grist, yet takes small tole.
Corn that has been ground. L15.
Malt crushed or ground for brewing. E19.
A lot, a large number or quantity. US. M19.
b. verb trans. Grind (corn). E19.
Comb.: grist-mill a mill for grinding corn.