adipose tissue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of adipose tissue
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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In the nucleus, however, it appears to work more like a regulator that helps maintain healthy adipose tissue.
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2026
"I was particularly shocked by the recommendations for combating obesity, which did not mention the effect of MMS on adipose tissue but only affirmed self-acceptance combined with stigmatization of obesity," she says.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2026
A closer look at white adipose tissue revealed shifts in multiple aging-related biomarkers.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2025
In fact, says Coviello, under certain still unknown conditions or at a still-to-be-determined point, healthy adipose tissue acquires pathological qualities.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025
Here again, then, it is to uric acid, present, however, in small quantities in the adipose tissue, that the caterpillar's rich livery is due.
From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
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