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- noun (Med.) A disorder of lipid metabolism, whether congenital or acquired.
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- noun pathology A
disorder in themetabolism oflipids in whichfat is deposited in thetissues
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- noun a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body
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Examples
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Cornell University looked at 157 cats with lipidosis to see what conditions were primary:
Archive 2009-02-01 ReBecca Foster 2009
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Workers force-feed the ducks so they develop a disease called hepatic lipidosis, Noyes states before cutting to an avian veterinarian, Laurie Siperstein-Cook, who says, A friend of mine refers to pt as hepatic lipidosis on toast.
The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009
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Medically known as hepatic lipidosis, she narrates, foie gras is a disease marketed as a delicacy.
The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009
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The key to treatment of lipidosis involves aggressive nutritional support a high protein diet to reverse the metabolic starvation.
Archive 2009-02-01 ReBecca Foster 2009
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Cornell University looked at 157 cats with lipidosis to see what conditions were primary:
Hepatic Lipidosis ReBecca Foster 2009
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Also addressed is the notion of the liver being diseased; Gumne and colleagues contend that although hepatic lipidosis is pathological and irreversible in humans, it isnt in waterfowl, who have the capacity to store even more fat in their livers than what is typical in foie gras without corrupting their tissue or cells.
The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009
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Birds are shown laboring to breathe; that's because foie gras is really a force-feeding-induced illness -- hepatic lipidosis.
Bruce Friedrich: Sir Roger Moore Won't Let Friends Eat Foie Gras 2009
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(The livers of migrating birds, by contrast, never increase to more than twice their normal size, even when the birds are “fattening up” for a long journey.) Veterinarian Bruce Feldmann examined ducks from a foie gras facility and concluded, “[T] hese animals suffered from various diseases, including hepatic lipidosis and possibly hepatic encephalopathy [brain damage caused by liver malfunction], which were brought on directly by the force feeding process they were subjected to.”
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Workers force-feed the ducks so they develop a disease called hepatic lipidosis, Noyes states before cutting to an avian veterinarian, Laurie Siperstein-Cook, who says, A friend of mine refers to pt as hepatic lipidosis on toast.
The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009
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The key to treatment of lipidosis involves aggressive nutritional support a high protein diet to reverse the metabolic starvation.
Hepatic Lipidosis ReBecca Foster 2009
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