panniculus
Americannoun
plural
panniculiOther Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of panniculus
< Latin: small piece of cloth, rag, equivalent to pann ( us ) cloth, rag ( cf. pane) + -i- -i- + -culus -cule 1; see panicle
Example Sentences
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What was once a flat tummy turned into a full-blown panniculus.
From Slate • Sep. 11, 2014
The erection of the hair is, however, aided in some cases, as with that on the head of a man, by the striped and voluntary muscles of the underlying panniculus carnosus.
From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Darwin, Charles
As we pointed out above, there is also a panniculus muscle of the shoulder and one of the neck.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
In the carnivora, the panniculus of the trunk is not attached to the supraspinous ligament; it is blended with the same muscle of the opposite side, passing over the spinous region of the vertebral column.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
The healthy individual with normal heart and normal blood-making apparatus will always be ever so much more comfortable with a reasonable panniculus adiposus and fat cushions and coverings for the internal organs.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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