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lipoatrophy
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lipoatrophy /lipo·at·ro·phy/ (-at´ro-fe) atrophy of subcutaneous fatty tissues of the body.
lip·o·at·ro·phy (lp-tr-f)
n.
The loss of subcutaneous fat.

lipoatrophy
[lip′ō·at′rəfē]
a breakdown of subcutaneous fat at the site of an insulin injection. It usually occurs after several injections at the same site. Compare lipohypertrophy.

lipoatrophy [lip″o-at´ro-fe]
1. atrophy of subcutaneous fat.
insulin lipoatrophy lipoatrophy in the subcutaneous tissues because of repeated injection of insulin at the same site.

lipoatrophy
atrophy of subcutaneous fatty tissues of the body.


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