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Lipoatrophy vs Lipodystrophy - What's the difference?

lipoatrophy | lipodystrophy | Hyponyms |

Lipodystrophy is a hyponym of lipoatrophy.



As nouns the difference between lipoatrophy and lipodystrophy

is that lipoatrophy is the loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue while lipodystrophy is a disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.

lipoatrophy

English

Noun

(wikipedia lipoatrophy) (-)
  • (medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue

    • lipodystrophy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia lipodystrophy)
  • A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.

    • Hyponyms

    * lipoatrophy