ADIPOSE TISSUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adipose tissue mean? 

• ADIPOSE TISSUE (noun)
  The noun ADIPOSE TISSUE has 1 sense:

1. a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs

  Familiarity information: ADIPOSE TISSUE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADIPOSE TISSUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

adipose tissue; fat; fatty tissue

Context example:

fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold

Hypernyms ("adipose tissue" is a kind of...):

animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adipose tissue"):

flab (loose or flaccid body fat)

atheroma (a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow)

cellulite (lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.)

puppy fat (fat on the body of a baby or child; disappears at adolescence)

mons; mons pubis; mons veneris (a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women)

belly; paunch (a protruding abdomen)

love handle; spare tire (excess fat around the waistline)

 Context examples 

It can originate from the ducts, lobules or the breast adipose tissue.

(Breast Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign adipose tissue neoplasm of the oral cavity.

(Oral Cavity Lipoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Compared to normal rodents, Mice lacking the Tif2 coactivator are resistant to obesity when fed a high-fat diet, with increased lipolysis in adipocytes and decreased fatty acid uptake in adipose tissue.

(Obesity and Thermogenesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A malignant adipose tissue neoplasm of the breast.

(Breast Liposarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is surrounded by a thin capsule and composed of mature adipose tissue cells.

(Breast Lipoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A breast hamartoma characterized by the presence of adipose tissue that contains entrapped glands.

(Breast Adenolipoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Localized necrosis of the adipose tissue in the breast.

(Breast Fat Necrosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A mass of adipose tissue in the breast that is surrounded by fibrous tissue.

(Breast Fat Pad, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare benign adipose tissue neoplasm of the heart usually originating in the epicardial or pericardial fatty tissue.

(Cardiac Lipoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare benign adipose tissue neoplasm of the central nervous system frequently found in midline locations such as the corpus callosum, the quadrigeminal plate, the hypothalamus, the spinal canal or the cauda equina.

(Central Nervous System Lipoma, NCI Thesaurus)