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Webster 1913 Edition
Adipose
Ad′i-poseˊ
(?; 277)
, Adj.
[L.
adeps
, adipis
, fat, grease.] Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.
Adipose fin
(Zool.)
, a soft boneless fin.
– Adipose tissue
(Anat.)
, that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat.
Webster 1828 Edition
Adipose
AD'IPOSE
,Adj.
fat.
Fat. The adipose membrane is the cellular membrane, containing the fat in its cells, and consisting of ductile membranes, connected by a sort of net-work. The adipose vein spreads itself on the coat and fat that covers the kidneys. The adipose ducts are the bags and ducts which contain the fat.
Definition 2024
adipose
adipose
English
Adjective
adipose (not comparable)
- Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
- 2003, Dr. Andrew Packard, The Packard Weight Health Plan
- They will attack the problem specifically at key sites in the brain, digestive system, and adipose organs.
- 2003, Dr. Andrew Packard, The Packard Weight Health Plan
- Slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft.
- 2012, Ruth Petrie, "Not So Lovely in the Garden", Notes from the Garden
- This was a statue of a slightly adipose child in a bath hat with its nappy round its ankles.
- 2012, Ruth Petrie, "Not So Lovely in the Garden", Notes from the Garden
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
containing, composed of, or consisting of fat
slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft
Noun
adipose (uncountable)
- Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
- 2007, Giamila Fantuzzi, Theodore Mazzone (editors), Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease, page xii
- As reviewed in this volume, adipose function is mechanistically linked to diseases such as arthritis, asthma, and inflammatory bowel disease.
- 2007, Giamila Fantuzzi, Theodore Mazzone (editors), Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease, page xii
Translations
animal fat stored in the tissue of the body
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