adipose tissue

noun

loose connective tissue in which fat cells accumulate.

Origin of adipose tissue

First recorded in 1850–55

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adipose tissue in Medicine

adipose tissue

n.

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 in Culture

adipose tissue

[(ad-uh-pohs)]

Connective tissue that contains cells filled with fat; fat tissue.

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