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Definition of: steatopygia
(stē′ə·tō·pī′jē·ə, -pij′ē·ə) noun
Abnormal growth of fat on the buttocks: noted especially in women among the Bushmen and Hottentots of Africa. Also ste′a·to·py′ga (-pī′gə). [<NL <Gk. stear, steatos suet, fat + pygē buttock]
—ste′a·to·py′gous (-pī′gəs) adjective
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