Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In pathology, a disturbance of the metabolism of fat.
Wiktionary
- n. A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.
Examples
“As the authors point out, the loss of gluteofemoral fat, as observed in Cushing’s syndrome and lipodystrophy is in fact associated with an increased metabolic and cardiovascular risk.”
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Big Butts and Thighs Equals Lower Risk?
“The exact cause of the Vietnamese woman's rapid aging still had doctors scrambling for answers, pointing at either a rare condition called lipodystrophy or a side effect of too much steroid medication.”
The Huffington Post: Nguyen Thi Phuong, Vietnamese Woman, 'Ages' 50 Years In Days
“Several factors including a patient's antiretroviral drug regimen and the HIV virus itself are thought to contribute to HIV-associated lipodystrophy, which is characterized by body composition changes, dyslipidemia and glucose intolerance.”
“Several factors including a patient's antiretroviral drug regimen and the HIV virus itself are thought to contribute to HIV-associated lipodystrophy, which is characterized by body composition changes.”
“Zara suffers from a rare condition called lipodystrophy that causes her skin to grow while the fatty tissue underneath begins to deteriorate.”
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“Several factors including the antiretroviral drug regimen and the virus itself are thought to contribute to HIV-associated lipodystrophy, which is characterized by body composition changes, dyslipidemia and glucose intolerance.”
“As a perfect example, look at individuals with complete congenital lipodystrophy (lack of fat tissue) – look very lean and athletic, but due to no fat tissue have astronomically high rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc.”
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Obesity Goes Viral?
“In 1996 Dr. Shevitz joined the faculty of the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine where she spearheaded research into the nutritional problems and lipodystrophy associated with HIV infection.”
“Leptin is used in some cases of lipodystrophy, a fat-wasting disease.”
“I am introduced to a woman who developed lipodystrophy from taking her first trio of ARVs.”
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