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lipodystrophy

British

/ ˌlɪpəʊˈdɪstrəfɪ /

noun

any condition resulting in bodily loss or redistribution of fat tissue

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Instead, affected individuals experience a loss of fat mass, a condition known as lipodystrophy.

From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025

Although obesity and lipodystrophy appear to be complete opposites, both involve fat cells that do not function properly.

From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025

Rare disorders called lipodystrophy syndromes illustrate this vividly.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 29, 2021

And, adds Seale, people with too few fat cells, such as those with a condition called lipodystrophy, have many of the same sorts of problems as people with too much fat.

From Nature • Apr. 16, 2014

Common side effects include kidney and liver problems, plus the body-distorting disorder lipodystrophy, which causes fat to leave the face and arms and collect around the belly.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2010

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