Home › Words › S › steatitissteatitissteatitis means inflammation of a fatty tissue.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, steatitis ranks #32,995 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom steato- + -itis.nounInflammation of a fatty tissue.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.adipositis 68% match — inflammation of the adipose tissue vs steatitis →fasciitis 67% match — Inflammation of the fascia. vs steatitis →steatotic 66% match — Pertaining to or affected by steatosis: infiltrated with fatty nodules (used especially of the liver). vs steatitis →pansteatitis 66% match — A physiological condition in animals, characterised by inflammation of the body fat. vs steatitis →steatosis 66% match — The abnormal retention of lipids by a cell or organ. vs steatitis →panniculitis 63% match — inflammation of the panniculus adiposus, or subcutaneous adipose tissue vs steatitis →hepatosteatitis 63% match — Synonym of steatohepatitis. vs steatitis →steatohepatic 61% match — Relating to fatty liver vs steatitis →