Lumps or small dents in the skin that form when a person keeps injecting the needle in the same spot.
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Lipodystrophy is a medical condition characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body`s adipose tissue. (`Lipo` is Greek for `fat`, and `dystrophy` is Greek for `abnormal or degenerative condition`.) A more specific term, lipoatrophy, is used when describing the loss of fat from one area (usually the face). This condition ...
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(lipo- + dystrophy) 1. any disturbance of fat metabolism. 2. a group of conditions due to defective metabolism of fat, resulting in the absence of subcutaneous fat, which may be congenital or acquired and partial or total. Called also lipoatrophy and lipodystrophia.
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(from the article `atrophy`) Atrophy of adipose tissue of the body occurs as a part of the generalized atrophy of prolonged undernutrition. Localized atrophy of adipose ...
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defect in the breaking down or building up of fat below the surface of the skin, resulting in lumps or small dents in the skin surface. (See lipohypertrophy or lipoatrophy.) Lipodystrophy may be caused by repeated injections of insulin in the same spot.
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defect in the breaking down or building up of fat below the surface of the skin, resulting in lumps or
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1. <biochemistry> Any disturbance of fat metabolism. ... 2. A group of conditions due to defective metabolism of fat, resulting in the absence of subcutaneous fat, which may be congenital or acquired and partial or total. ... Synonym: lipoatrophy, lipodystrophia. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(lip″o-dis´trә-fe) any disturbance of fat metabolism. a group of conditions due to defective metabolism of fat, resulting in absence of subcutaneous fat; they may be congenital or acquired and partial or total.
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a syndrome that involves abnormal lipid metabolism and redistribution of body fat.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: lip′ō-dis′trō-fē Definitions: 1. Defective metabolism of fat. 2. Abnormal depositions or wastings of adipose tissue, or combinations of these changes, seen in consequence of some protease inhibitor use in AIDS patients. Synonyms: cellulite2, lipodystrophia
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Lipodystrophy: A disorder of adipose (fatty) tissue characterized by a selective loss of body fat. Patients with lipodystrophy have a tendency to develop insulin resistance, diabetes, a high triglyceride level (hypertriglyceridemia), and fatty liver. There are numerous forms of lipodystrophy that are genetic (inherited) or acquired (not inherited)....
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Lumps or small dents in the skin that form when a person keeps injecting the needle in the same spot.
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lipodystrophy, lipodystrophia 1. Any disturbance of fat metabolism. 2. A group of conditions due to defective metabolism of fat, resulting in the absence of subcutaneous fat, that may be congenital or acquired and partial or total. 3. Any of various disorders of fat metabolism; intestinal lipodystrophy, a rare disease of uncertain etiology, chiefly...
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Caused by the breaking down or building up of fat below the surface of the skin, resulting in lumps or small dents in the skin surface. (See lipohypertrophy or lipoatrophy.) Lipodystrophy may be caused by repeated injections of insulin in the same spot.
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