lipedema

[ lip-i-dee-muh ]

/ ˌlɪp ɪˈdi mə /

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noun Pathology.

a chronic condition most common in women that is characterized by unusual, uneven, painful accumulation and distribution of fat in the calves, thighs, buttocks, or sometimes upper arms.

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Also especially British, lip·oe·de·ma .

Origin of lipedema

lip- + edema; coined by U.S. physicians Lester E. Wold (1914–83), Edgar A. Hines, Jr. (1905–78), and Edgar V. Allen (1900–61) in their article “Lipedema of the legs: a syndrome characterized by fat legs and edema” (1951)

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