panniculus

[puh-nik-yuh-luhs]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

panniculi 

1. a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.

Other Word Forms

• pannicular adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of panniculus¹

< Latin: small piece of cloth, rag, equivalent to pann ( us ) cloth, rag ( pane ) + -i- -i- + -culus -cule ¹; panicle

Example Sentences

Moreover, mice have a type of muscle called the panniculus carnosus, which lies between the fascia and the skin and is used to twitch the skin6.

From Nature

He deploys phrases like “causative locus,” “irremediable panniculus” and “cigar-chomping hemorrhoidal bigot.”

From New York Times

What was once a flat tummy turned into a full-blown panniculus.

From Slate

Panniculus, pa-nik′ū-lus, n. a thin, sheet-like investment.

From Project Gutenberg

As we pointed out above, there is also a panniculus muscle of the shoulder and one of the neck.

From Project Gutenberg