Definition of "lipoid" []

• A lipid. (noun)
• Any of various substances, such as lecithin, that resemble fat. (noun)
• Resembling fat; fatty. (adjective)

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• "Patient SM, due to a rare condition called lipoid proteinosis has holes where her amygdala would normally reside."
• "The 44-year-old mother of three, referred to in the journal Current Biology as SM, has a rare psychological impairment due to a genetic disease called lipoid proteinosis that left holes where her amygdala - the brain's danger detector - would normally reside."
• "When the toxic substance is an oil, the pneumonia may be called lipoid pneumonia."