adipose tissue
- loose connective tissue in which fat cells accumulate.
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Origin of adipose tissue
First recorded in 1850–55
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adipose tissue
- A connective tissue consisting chiefly of fat cells surrounded by reticular fibers and arranged in lobular groups or along the course of one of the smaller blood vessels.
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adipose tissue
[(ad-uh-pohs)]
Connective tissue that contains cells filled with fat; fat tissue.
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