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panniculus

[ puh-nik-yuh-luhs ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural pan·nic·u·li [p, uh, -, nik, -y, uh, -lahy].
  1. a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.


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Other Words From

  • pan·nicu·lar adjective
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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
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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.”

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.

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

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