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adipose_tissue

adipose tissue

English

Noun

adipose tissue ‎(uncountable)

(anatomy) Connective tissue which stores fat, and which cushions and insulates the body.

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tissue

Bulgarian: мастна тъкан f ‎(mastna tǎkan)
Catalan: teixit adipós m
Czech: tuková tkáň f
Dutch: vetweefsel (nl) n
Finnish: rasvakudos
French: tissu adipeux
Galician: tecido adiposo m

German: Fettgewebe n
Greek: λιπώδης ιστός m ‎(lipódis istós)
Italian: tessuto adiposo m
Polish: tkanka tłuszczowa (pl)
Portuguese: tecido adiposo m
Romanian: țesut adipos (ro) n
Spanish: tejido adiposo m

External links

adipose tissue on Wikipedia.Wikipedia