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lipodystrophy

Term: lipodystrophy
Literally meaning: delay of the growth of adipose tissue
Origin: Anc Greek
λίπος/λίπος(=fat, grease) >λίπος > verb λείβω/livo(=grease)
+δυσ-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > δύω/dyo(=decline) δύση/dysi(=sundown)
+ τροφή/trophe(=food, nourishment )> δρέπω/drepo(=gather))
Coined/History
In 1998 by Australian phycisian David Cooper.
Definition
Lipodystrophy refers to a group of genetic disorders characterized by total or localized abnormal atrophy of the body's adipose tissue leading to selective loss of body fat, fatty liver, hypertriglyceridemia and insulin resistance.

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