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.