Adipose Definition

ădə-pōs
adjective
Of, like, or containing animal fat; fatty.
Webster's New World
Of, relating to, or composed of animal fat; fatty.
American Heritage Medicine

Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.

Wiktionary

Slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft.

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noun
Fat in the connective tissue of an animal's body.
Webster's New World
The fat found in adipose tissue.
American Heritage Medicine

Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.

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Origin of Adipose

  • New Latin adipōsus from Latin adeps adip- fat

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin adipōsus, from Latin adeps (“fat, lard”).

    From Wiktionary

Adipose Sentence Examples

  • The human body is composed of different materials including lean mass, working organs and adipose tissue.

  • A viable first step in the process of losing excess fat is to determine the percentage of adipose tissue on your body.

  • More recently, we have set up studies of the role of adipose tissues in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes.

  • When people want to lose weight, they typically want to lose adipose tissue, commonly known as fat.

  • Additionally, some hCG proponents suggest the drug can help the body redistribute adipose, or fat tissues.

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