Why is Arctic sea ice important? Arctic sea ice keeps the polar regions cool and helps moderate global climate. Sea ice has a bright surface; 80 percent of the sunlight that strikes it is reflected back into space. As sea ice melts in the summer, it exposes the dark ocean surface.
Lipodystrophy is a medical condition characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue. lipodystrophy can be a lump or small dent in the skin that forms when a person performs injections repeatedly in the same spot.
total lipodystrophy a recessive condition marked by the virtual absence of subcutaneous adipose tissue, macrosomia, visceromegaly, hypertrichosis, acanthosis nigricans, and reduced glucose tolerance in the presence of high insulin levels.eneralized lipodystrophy total l. partial lipodystrophy, progressive lipodystrophy progressive and symmetrical loss of subcutaneous fat from the parts above the pelvis, beginning with facial emaciation and progressing downward, giving an apparent and possibly real accumulation of fat about the thighs and buttocks.