lipohypertrophy
lipohypertrophy (lip-oh-hy-per-trŏ-fi) n. a local build-up of fat tissue near the site of repeated insulin injections, which tends to alter the rate of absorption of further injections into the body. It is caused by the local action of the insulin, which promotes fat storage.
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