adipose
61adipose fin — /ædəpoʊs ˈfɪn/ (say aduhpohs fin) noun a finlike projection, fleshy and lacking rays, behind the dorsal fin, as in the trout and salmon …
62adipose tissue — /ˈædəpoʊs ˌtɪʃu/ (say aduhpohs .tishooh) noun specialised cells in animals distributed throughout the body for storage of fats chiefly as triglycerides …
63adipose cell — noun cells composed of fat • Syn: ↑fat cell • Hypernyms: ↑somatic cell, ↑vegetative cell • Substance Meronyms: ↑fat …
64adipose tumor — noun a tumor consisting of fatty tissue • Syn: ↑lipoma • Hypernyms: ↑tumor, ↑tumour, ↑neoplasm …
65adipose body — noun : fat body …
66adipose fin — noun : a soft fleshy rayless modification of the posterior dorsal fin found in certain fishes (as salmons, characins, and typical catfishes) …
67White adipose tissue — (WAT) or white fat is one of the two types of adipose tissue found in mammals (compare to brown adipose tissue). In humans, white adipose tissue composes as much as 20% of the body weight in men and 25% of the body weight in women. Its cells… …
68Brown adipose tissue — (BAT) or brown fat is one of the two types of adipose tissue (the other being white adipose tissue) that is present in many newborn or hibernating mammals.cite journal |author=Gesta S, Tseng YH, Kahn CR |title=Developmental origin of fat:… …
69brown adipose tissue — n BROWN FAT * * * a thermogenic type of adipose tissue containing a dark pigment. It arises during embryonic life in certain specific areas in many mammals, and is prominent in newborn babies. It remains distinct and conspicuous in adults in only …
70white adipose tissue — the adipose tissue comprising the bulk of the body fat; called also yellow adipose t. Cf. brown adipose t …
