adipose tissue
loose connective tissue in which fat cells accumulate.
Origin of adipose tissue
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How to use adipose tissue in a sentence
The sedentary habit grew upon him; the vital organs got clogged with adipose tissue.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 | Elbert HubbardSuch ethereal food is highly unproductive of adipose tissue, and the poet needs adipose like any other man.
All tissues are subject to the same, most marked is the disappearance of adipose tissue.
Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated | Max BirnbaumEvidence of this soon appears in the circumstance that the deposit of adipose tissue is no longer confined to the proper places.
Tobacco and Alcohol | John FiskeThe deeper portion of the true skin is known as the reticular portion, and is largely composed of adipose tissue.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Cultural definitions for adipose tissue
[ (ad-uh-pohs) ]
Connective tissue that contains cells filled with fat; fat tissue.
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