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lipodystrophy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Examples

  • 2007, Vinaya Simha, Anil K. Agarwal, 18: Inherited and Acquired Lipodystrophies: Disorders of Adipose Tissue Development, Differentiation, and Death, Giamila Fantuzzi, Theodore Mazzone (editors), Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease, Springer (Humana Press), page 237, Among genetic lipodystrophies, the fat loss is observed either since birth as in congenital generalized lipodystrophy, or it occurs later in life as in familial partial lipodystrophy.
  • 2012, Ashton Acton (editor), Lipodystrophy: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional, ScholarlyEditions, 2012 Edition, page 2, The autosomal recessive congenital generalized lipodystrophy and autosomal dominant familial partial lipodystrophy (FPL) are the two most common types of genetic lipodystrophies.

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History

Etymology

From lipo- + dystrophy.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: lipodystrofia — disorder characterized by abnormality in or degeneration of adipose tissue
  • Italian: lipodistrofia — disorder characterized by abnormality in or degeneration of adipose tissue
  • Polish: lipodystrofia — disorder characterized by abnormality in or degeneration of adipose tissue