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steatopygia
[ stee-at-uh-pahy-jee-uh, stee-uh-tuh- ]
noun
- extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
steatopygia
/ ˌstɪətəʊˈpaɪɡə; -ˈpaɪ-; ˌstɪəˈtɒpɪɡəs; ˌstɪətəʊˈpɪdʒɪə; ˌstɪətəʊˈpɪdʒɪk /
noun
- excessive fatness of the buttocks
Derived Forms
- steatopygic, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٱ···ⲵ· [stee-at-, uh, -, pij, -ik, stee-, uh, -t, uh, ‑], ٱ····dzܲ [stee-at-, uh, -, pahy, -g, uh, s, stee-, uh, -, top, -, uh, -g, uh, s, stee-, uh, -t, uh, -, pahy, ‑], adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of steatopygia1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of steatopygia1
Example Sentences
The women incline to steatopygia in later life, and this deposit of fat, together with the tail of bast which they wore, gave them, as they walked, Schweinfurth says, the appearance of “dancing baboons.”
True steatopygia only exists among Bushman and Hottentot women, and among the peoples who are by blood connected with them.
There is a tendency to steatopygia among the women.
The spine is in Spain very curved, producing what is termed ensellure, or saddle-back—a characteristic which gives great flexibility to the back and prominence to the gluteal regions, sometimes slightly simulating steatopygia.
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