Lipodystrophy is best defined as a(n):
1. decrease and shrinkage of fatty tissues.
2. increase in fatty tissue in buttocks.
3. overgrowth of breast tissue.
4. increase in fatty tissue on abdomen.
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Lipodystrophy, or shrinkage and loss of fatty tissue, occurs when insulin is given in the same spot too frequently.
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