Medical Dictionary

lipodystrophy

noun li·po·dys·tro·phy \ˌlip-ō-ˈdis-trə-fē, ˌlīp-\
plural li·po·dys·tro·phies

Medical Definition of LIPODYSTROPHY

:  a disorder of fat metabolism especially involving loss of fat from or deposition of fat in tissue—compare lipidosis
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