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back +‎ fat

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backfat (usually uncountable, plural backfats)

  1. Fat of the back, especially of pigs.
    • 2015 July 6, “Oxidized LDL and Fructosamine Associated with Severity of Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in Insulin Resistant Pigs Fed a High Fat/High NaCl Diet”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      All 37 pigs had blood pressure in a range that would be considered hypertensive in humans and developed elevations in total and LDL and HDL cholesterol, weight gain, increased backfat, and increased insulin resistance (Bergman Si) without overt diabetes.

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