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panniculus
[ puh-nik-yuh-luhs ]
noun
, Anatomy.
, plural pan·nic·u·li [p, uh, -, nik, -y, uh, -lahy].
- a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.
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Other Words From
- pan·nicu·lar adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of panniculus1
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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.
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