adipose
adipose
Definition
adi·pose (ad′ə pōs′)
adjective
of, like, or containing animal fat; fatty
Etymology: ModL adiposus < L adeps (gen. adipis), fat; ult. < Gr aleipha, fat; akin to lipos: see lipo-
noun
fat in the connective tissue of an animal's body
adipose
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- tissue: Stage 2 - Damage extends beyond the top two layers of the skin to the adipose tissue.
- fin: Many also have a small extra adipose fin on the top rear of their body.
- cell: On the other hand, the fluorescence of the endomysium is combined with the fluorescence of Type III collagen fibers around adipose cells.
- mass: Decreasing adipose tissue mass alone will not achieve the metabolic benefits of weight loss.
- depot: Also, in humans, the control and secretion of adipokines from different adipose depots will be assessed.
- formation: This theory may help to explain why the large consumption of alcohol of the Christmas period does not result in additional adipose formation.
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