Adipose tissue

Adipose tissue
Adipose Ad"i*pose` (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat, grease.] Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty. [1913 Webster]

{Adipose fin} (Zo["o]l.), a soft boneless fin.

{Adipose tissue} (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat. [1913 Webster]


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  • adipose tissue — loose connective tissue in which fat cells accumulate. [1850 55] * * * or fatty tissue Connective tissue consisting mainly of fat cells, specialized to synthesize and contain large globules of fat, within a structural network of fibres. It is… …   Universalium

  • adipose tissue — fatty tissue, tissue in which fat cells are located …   English contemporary dictionary

  • adipose tissue — noun Date: 1854 connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • adipose tissue — Fibrous connective tissue with large numbers of fat storing cells, adipocytes …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • adipose tissue — noun Connective tissue which stores fat, and which cushions and insulates the body …   Wiktionary

  • ADIPOSE TISSUE —    a tissue of small vesicles filled with oily matter, in which there is no sensation, and a layer of which lies under the skin and gives smoothness and warmth to the body …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • adipose tissue — fibrous connective tissue packed with masses of fat cells (adipocytes). It forms a thick layer under the skin and occurs around the kidneys and in the buttocks. It serves both as an insulating layer and an energy store; food in excess of… …   The new mediacal dictionary

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