Adipose tissue

Introduction: Adipose tissue

Description of Adipose tissue

Adipose tissue: A group of fat cells.

Adipose tissue: a form of connective tissue consisting chiefly of fat cells surrounded by reticular fibers and arranged in lobular groups or along the course of one of the smaller blood vessels. SYN: fat (1), fatty tissue (1), white fat (1).
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Adipose tissue: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold".
Source: WordNet 2.1

Adipose tissue: connective tissue composed of fat cells lodged in the meshes of areolar tissue.
Source: CRISP

Adipose tissue: Specialized connective tissue composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It is the site of stored FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. In mammals, there are two types of adipose tissue, the WHITE FAT and the BROWN FAT. Their relative distributions vary in different species with most adipose tissue being white.
Source: MeSH 2007

Adipose tissue: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Adipose tissue:

• Adipose
• Tissue

Terms associated with Adipose tissue:

Terms Similar to Adipose tissue:

• fat
• fatty tissue

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Fatty Tissue

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Lipectomy
• Skinfold Thickness

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Adipose tissue:

• Adipose Tissue, Brown
• Adipose Tissue, White

Source - MeSH 2007

• adipocyte
• brown fat
• fat body
• leptin

Source - CRISP

• flab
• atheroma
• cellulite
• puppy fat
• mons
• mons veneris
• mons pubis
• belly
• paunch
• spare tire
• love handle

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Adipose tissue

• Connective Tissue

Source - MeSH 2007

• connective tissue

Source - CRISP

• animal tissue

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Adipose tissue can be used for:

• fatty tissue
• white adipose tissue
• yellow adipose tissue

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Adipose tissue:

• fat

Source: CRISP

The description of Adipose tissue may also be used for the following terms:

• adipose fat body

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Adipose tissue

The following list attempts to classify Adipose tissue into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• animal tissue
• tissue
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Tissues
  • Connective Tissue
    • Adipose Tissue

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