panniculus

[ puh-nik-yuh-luhs ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural pan·nic·u·li [p, uh, -, nik, -y, uh, -lahy].

1. a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.

Other Words From

• pan·nicu·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of panniculus¹

< Latin: small piece of cloth, rag, equivalent to pann ( us ) cloth, rag ( pane ) + -i- -i- + -culus -cule ¹; panicle

Example Sentences

Now, some persons can move the skin of their hairy heads; and is this not effected by the panniculus?

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In one you say it is easy to see that the spines of the hedgehog are moved by the voluntary panniculus.

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In this family and in the tenrec most of the species are protected by spines implanted in the skin-muscle, or panniculus carnosus.

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This latter part is considered by some writers as forming a portion of the panniculus muscle of the neck.

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As we pointed out above, there is also a panniculus muscle of the shoulder and one of the neck.

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