Adipose degeneration
adipose degeneration
adipose degeneration n.
see fatty degeneration.
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loose connective tissue in which fat cells acc-mulate. historical examples evidence of this soon appears in the circ-mstance that the deposit of adipose tissue is no longer confined to the proper places. tobacco and alcohol john fiske the acini are imbedded in a m-ss of adipose tissue which contains the vessels and nerves. a system […]
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fatty; consisting of, resembling, or relating to fat. animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body. adjective of, resembling, or containing fat; fatty noun animal fat adj. 1743, from modern latin adiposus “fatty,” from latin adipem (nominative adeps, genitive adipis) “soft fat of animals, fat, lard,” from greek aleipha “unguent, fat,” related to […]