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Meaning of "lipodystrophy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIPODYSTROPHY

lipodystrophy  [ˌlɪpəʊˈdɪstrəfɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIPODYSTROPHY

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lipodystrophy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIPODYSTROPHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lipodystrophy

Lipodystrophy is a medical condition characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue. A more specific term, lipoatrophy, is used when describing the loss of fat from one area. This condition is also characterized by a lack of circulating leptin, which may lead to osteosclerosis.

Definition of lipodystrophy in the English dictionary

The definition of lipodystrophy in the dictionary is any condition resulting in bodily loss or redistribution of fat tissue.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIPODYSTROPHY


amyotrophy
ˌæmɪˈɒtrəfɪ
anastrophe
əˈnæstrəfɪ
antistrophe
ænˈtɪstrəfɪ
apostrophe
əˈpɒstrəfɪ
atrophy
ˈætrəfɪ
cacotrophy
kæˈkɒtrəfɪ
catastrophe
kəˈtæstrəfɪ
dystrophy
ˈdɪstrəfɪ
ecocatastrophe
ˌiːkəʊkəˈtæstrəfɪ
epistrophe
ɪˈpɪstrəfɪ
eutrophy
ˈjuːtrəfɪ
exstrophy
ˈɛkstrəfɪ
heterostrophy
hetəˈrɒstrəfɪ
heterotrophy
ˌhɛtəˈrɒtrəfɪ
hypertrophy
haɪˈpɜːtrəfɪ
hypostrophe
haɪˈpɒstrəfɪ
leukodystrophy
ˌluːkəʊˈdɪstrəfɪ
monostrophe
mɒˈnɒstrəfɪ
oligotrophy
ˌɒlɪˈɡɒtrəfɪ
paedotrophy
piːˈdɒtrəfɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIPODYSTROPHY

lipo
lipochrome
lipocyte
lipogenesis
lipogram
lipogrammatic
lipogrammatism
lipogrammatist
lipography
lipoic acid
lipoid
lipoidal
lipolysis
lipolytic
lipoma
lipomata
lipomatosis
lipomatous
lipophilic
lipoplast

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIPODYSTROPHY

abiotrophy
analytical philosophy
anthroposophy
autotrophy
auxotrophy
chemoautotrophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Duchenne dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
moral philosophy
muscular dystrophy
natural philosophy
philosophy
prototrophy
Schneider Trophy
scholastic philosophy
Sophy
theosophy
trophy
zootrophy

Synonyms and antonyms of lipodystrophy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lipodystrophy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIPODYSTROPHY

Find out the translation of lipodystrophy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lipodystrophy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lipodystrophy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脂肪代谢障碍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lipodistrofia
570 millions of speakers

English

lipodystrophy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lipodystrophy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحثل الشحمي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

липодистрофия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lipodistrofia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lipodystrophy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lipodystrophie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lipodystrophy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lipodystrophie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

脂肪異栄養症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지방 이영양증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lipodystrophy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loạn dưỡng lipid
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொழுப்பணு சிதைவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिपोडीस्ट्रॉफी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lipodistropi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lipodistrofia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lipodystrofia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

липодистрофия
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lipodistrofie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιποδυστροφία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lipodystrofie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lipodystrofi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lipodystrofi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lipodystrophy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIPODYSTROPHY»

The term «lipodystrophy» is regularly used and occupies the 62.958 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIPODYSTROPHY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lipodystrophy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIPODYSTROPHY»

Discover the use of lipodystrophy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lipodystrophy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lipodystrophy Syndrome in HIV
Christine A. Wanke, Sherwood L. Gorbach. patients with changes in fat redistribution, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) itself was a highly significant predictor of fasting hyperinsulinemia, controlling for age, BMI and PI use. The multivariate model ...
Christine A. Wanke, Sherwood L. Gorbach, 2003
2
Living with HIV: A Patient's Guide
They explain that prior to HIV medications, HIV-positive peo- ple didn't live long enough for the signs of lipodystrophy to become evident. With the advent of HIV medications and longer life spans, the long-term effects of HIV infection begin to ...
Mark Cichocki, RN, 2009
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NORD Guide to Rare Disorders
22. Acquired. Partial. Lipodystrophy. Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy. avoided in women because of the risk of exacerbation of hypertriglyceridemia. Recently, leptin replacement therapy was reported to dramatically improve ...
National Organization for Rare Disorders, 2003
4
Hereditary Hearing Loss and Its Syndromes
Associated nephropathy is seen in 25%-50% about 5-20 years after appearance of the lipodystrophy (8,10,11.14). Senior and Gellis (11) noted unilateral sensori- neurul hearing loss in 2 of their 14 patients. There are many other syndromes of ...
Robert J. Gorlin, Helga V. Toriello, Meyer Michael Cohen, 1995
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Leptin
This condition is known as lipodystrophy. Lipodystrophy is characterized by partial or complete deficiency of white adipose tissue, 54. This rare condition is associated with very low leptin levels, 55"57, hyperphagia, diabetes, moderate to  ...
V. Daniel Castracane, Michael C. Henson, 2006
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Handbook of Obesity: Clinical Applications
3 Lipomas and Lipodystrophy a. Lipomas Localized fat accumulations include single lipomas, multiple lipomas, liposarcomas, and lipodystrophy (2). Lipomas vary in size from 1 cm to >15 cm. They can occur in any body region, and represent ...
George A. Bray, Claude Bouchard, 2003
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Heptinstall's Pathology of the Kidney
Partial Lipodystrophy A small minority of patients with dense deposit disease have shown signs of acquired partial lipodystrophy (APL), a condition with symmetrical loss of adipose tissue from the face, arms, and upper portions of the trunk ...
J. Charles Jennette, 2007
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Dermatology
1 Lipodystrophy and Lipoatrophy Overview Definition: Group of disorders with localized or generalized changes in fat. Frequent overlaps between dystrophy and atrophy: • Lipodystrophy: Includes both increase in fatty tissue, abnormal ...
Wolfram Sterry, Ralf Paus, Walter H. C. Burgdorf, 2006
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Joslin's Diabetes Mellitus: Edited by C. Ronald Kahn ... [et ...
Abnormalities of Fat Deposition LIPODYSTROPHY In apparent contradiction to the above models of obesity- induced insulin resistance, similar metabolic features are paradoxically observed in the presence of decreased body fat, including ...
Elliott Proctor Joslin, C. Ronald Kahn, 2005
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American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the ...
People with HIV present with body changes, including what is now called lipoatrophy and/or lipohypertrophy (also known together as the lipodystrophy syndrome). The associated profound metabolic abnormalities, such as hyperglycemia, ...
American Psychiatric Association, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIPODYSTROPHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lipodystrophy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Genetic mutation causes child's appearance of aging
... in PLOS ONE is titled: “A Frame-Shift Mutation in CAV1 Is Associated with a Severe Neonatal Progeroid and Lipodystrophy Syndrome.”. «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
2
Penny Stock Runners - Theratechnologies (THERF), Telstra (TLSYY …
... for injection), an approved therapy for the reduction of excess abdominal fat in HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy in the United States. «Techsonian, Jul 15»
3
Researchers find gene that causes progeroid and lipodystrophy
In addition, she has symptoms of lipodystrophy, a medical condition characterized by a severe loss of body fat. Patients with lipodystrophy have ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
4
Theratechnologies' Egrifta gets approval in Mexico to treat …
... from Mexico's health agency, Cofepris, for 2mg/vial presentation of Egrifta (tesamorelin for injection) for the treatment of lipodystrophy. «Pharmaceutical Business Review, Jul 15»
5
Theratechnologies Price Target Raised to C$2.80 at Canaccord …
... Administration helps to reduce excess abdominal fat in HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy. EGRIFTA (tesamorelin for injection) was also ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
6
Canada Stocks to Watch: RBC, Scotiabank, Carmanah and More
T -2.78% says the Mexican health agency has approved the 2mg/vial presentation of tesamorelin for treating lipodystrophy. The pharmaceutical ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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TSX Ends Higher On Global Cues -- Canadian Commentary
Also, Mexico's health agency has approved the 2mg/vial presentation of tesamorelin for the treatment of lipodystrophy. Sirius XM Canada (XSR. «RTT News, Jul 15»
8
Isis Pharmaceuticals Earns $2.15M For Advancing ISIS-SMN Rx in …
... to treat patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome and familial partial lipodystrophy; ISIS-TTRRx, a drug Isis is developing with GSK to ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
9
AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) Is Reviewing Options On …
... complications of leptin deficiency in patients with congenital or acquired generalized lipodystrophy; Onglyza (saxagliptin) is an oral dipeptidyl ... «Live Trading News, Jul 15»
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Five things for pharma marketers to know: Wednesday, July 8
The drugmaker also plans to conduct a second Phase-III study later this year with individuals suffering from familial partial lipodystrophy. “Given ... «Medical Marketing and Media, Jul 15»

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