adipose tissue

noun

1. loose connective tissue in which fat cells accumulate.

adipose tissue

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of adipose tissue¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The sedentary habit grew upon him; the vital organs got clogged with adipose tissue.

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Such ethereal food is highly unproductive of adipose tissue, and the poet needs adipose like any other man.

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All tissues are subject to the same, most marked is the disappearance of adipose tissue.

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Evidence of this soon appears in the circumstance that the deposit of adipose tissue is no longer confined to the proper places.

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The deeper portion of the true skin is known as the reticular portion, and is largely composed of adipose tissue.

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