lipodystrophy
(lip″ō-dis′trŏ-fē)
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[lipo- + dystrophy]
Any acquired or inherited disorder of adipose tissue that causes abnormal fat loss or redistribution. Lipodystrophies are often accompanied by insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridemia, and fatty liver disease.
SYN: SEE: fat maldistribution
SEE: lipoatrophy
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Lipodystrophy." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736575/all/lipodystrophy.
Lipodystrophy. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736575/all/lipodystrophy. Accessed October 8, 2024.
Lipodystrophy. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736575/all/lipodystrophy
Lipodystrophy [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 October 08]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736575/all/lipodystrophy.
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