of or consisting of fat, fatty
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Adipose Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOf or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.
adipose
\ad"i*pose`\ (?; 277), a. [l. adeps, adipis, fat, grease.] of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.
adipose
fin (zo?l.), a soft boneless fin.
adipose
tissue (anat.), that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat. [
adipose
\ad"i*pose`\ (?), n. (physiol.) the fat present in the cells of adipose tissue, composed mainly of varying mixtures of tripalmitin, tristearin, and triolein. it solidifies after death. [
similar words(3)
adipose tumor
adipose tissue
adipose fin
Adjective
1. composed of animal fat; "adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat"
(similar) fatty, fat
Adipose Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
In biology, adipose tissue or body fat or fat depot or just fat is loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. It is technically composed of roughly only 80 at; fat in its solitary state exists in the liver and muscles. Adipose tissue is derived from lipoblasts. Its main role is to store energy in the form of lipids, although it also cushions and insulates the body. Far from hormonally inert, adipose tissue has in recent years been recognized as a major endocrine organ, as it produces hormones such as leptin, estrogen, resistin, and the cytokine TNFa. Moreover, adipose tissue can affect other organ systems of the body and may lead to disease. Obesity or being overweight in humans and most animals does not depend on body weight, but on the amount of body fat—to be specific, adipose tissue. The two types of adipose tissue are white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT). The formation of adipose tissue appears to be controlled in part by the adipose gene. Adipose tissue was first identified by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner in 1551.
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Adipose Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
adjective
containing fat, made of fat
adipose tissue = body fat, tissue where the cells contain fat
adipose degeneration = see DEGENERATION
COMMENT: normal fibrous tissue is replaced by adipose tissue when more food is eaten than is necessary
containing fat, made of fat
adipose tissue = body fat, tissue where the cells contain fat
adipose degeneration = see DEGENERATION
COMMENT: normal fibrous tissue is replaced by adipose tissue when more food is eaten than is necessary
