adipose tissue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of adipose tissue
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Additional biochemical testing showed that visceral white adipose tissue was a major source of the age-related increase in C3.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
They found that C3 was being produced by age-associated macrophages, essential white blood cells located within adipose tissue.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
When healthy adipose tissue is lost, the body can no longer manage lipids or release metabolic hormones in the usual way.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Scientists now know, however, that adipose tissue is an active and essential organ that supports many important processes, including energy storage, hormone production, and metabolic regulation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
His six-feet-three of flesh and blood was knotty with muscle, but, in the garments of the polite, the muscularity showed like adipose tissue and spoilt him.
From Love's Usuries by Louis Creswicke
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