different between degenerative vs lipodystrophy
degenerative
English
Etymology
degenerate +? -ive
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??d??n(?)??t?v/
Adjective
degenerative (comparative more degenerative, superlative most degenerative)
- Characterized by or causing degeneration.
Related terms
- degenerate
Translations
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
degenerative
- inflection of degenerativ:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Interlingua
Adjective
degenerative (not comparable)
- degenerative
Italian
Adjective
degenerative
- feminine plural of degenerativo
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lipodystrophy
English
Etymology
From lipo- +? dystrophy.
Noun
lipodystrophy (countable and uncountable, plural lipodystrophies)
- (pathology) A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.
- 2007, Vinaya Simha, Anil K. Agarwal, 18: Inherited and Acquired Lipodystrophies: Disorders of Adipose Tissue Development, Differentiation, and Death, Giamila Fantuzzi, Theodore Mazzone (editors), Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease, Springer (Humana Press), page 237,
- Among genetic lipodystrophies, the fat loss is observed either since birth as in congenital generalized lipodystrophy, or it occurs later in life as in familial partial lipodystrophy.
- 2007, Joseph Z. Lux, Michael P. Mullen, Chapter 36: Lipodystrophy, Metabolic Disorders, and Cardiovascular Disorders in Persons with HIV, Mary Ann Cohen, Jack M. Gorman (editors), Comprehensive Textbook of AIDS Psychiatry, Oxford University Press, page 529,
- HIV-associated lipodystrophy is a syndrome of fat redistribution associated with antiretroviral therapy. Although many of the complications occur most commonly with protease inhibitors, lipodystrophy is associated with all antiretroviral classes.
- 2012, Ashton Acton (editor), Lipodystrophy: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional, ScholarlyEditions, 2012 Edition, page 2,
- The autosomal recessive congenital generalized lipodystrophy and autosomal dominant familial partial lipodystrophy (FPL) are the two most common types of genetic lipodystrophies.
- 2007, Vinaya Simha, Anil K. Agarwal, 18: Inherited and Acquired Lipodystrophies: Disorders of Adipose Tissue Development, Differentiation, and Death, Giamila Fantuzzi, Theodore Mazzone (editors), Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease, Springer (Humana Press), page 237,
Hyponyms
- (disorder): lipoatrophy
Translations
Further reading
- Barraquer–Simons syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Endocrine disease on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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