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adipose tissue

noun

loose connective tissue in which fat cells accumulate.

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Nearby words

adipose cell, adipose degeneration, adipose fin, adipose fossa, adipose infiltration, adipose tissue, adiposis, adiposis cardiaca, adiposis dolorosa, adiposis tuberosa simplex, adiposogenital dystrophy

Origin of adipose tissue

First recorded in 1850–55
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Medicine definitions for adipose tissue

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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Culture definitions for adipose tissue

adipose tissue

[ (ad-uh-pohs) ]

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

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