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.

Other Words From

• pan·nicu·lar adjective

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

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

What was once a flat tummy turned into a full-blown panniculus.

From Slate

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.

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