Definition of Lipoatrophy

1. Noun. (medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue ¹

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Medical Definition of Lipoatrophy

1. Loss of subcutaneous fat, which may be total, congenital, and associated with hepatomegaly, excessive bone growth, and insulin-resistant diabetes. Synonym: Lawrence-Seip syndrome, lipoatrophia, lipoatrophic diabetes. Origin: G. Lipos, fat, + a-, priv. + trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lipoatrophy

lipoamide disulfide
lipoamide reductase
lipoamides
lipoamino
lipoamino acid
lipoarthritis
lipoate
lipoate-protein ligase
lipoate acetyltransferase
lipoates
lipoatrophia annularis
lipoatrophia circumscripta
lipoatrophic
lipoblast
lipoblastic lipoma
lipoblastoma
lipoblastomatosis
lipocalin
lipocalins
lipocardiac
lipocatabolic
lipocephala
lipoceratous
lipocere
lipochitin
lipochondria
lipochondrodystrophy

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