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DictionaryadiposeBody fat
adjective / noun

adipose

AD-ih-pohs/ˈædɪpəʊs/

Fatty tissue in the body, or relating to it.

The diagram shows a layer of adipose tissue beneath the skin.

An isolated anatomical cutaway of skin showing the soft, lobulated yellow layer of subcutaneous body fat between the thin skin above and red muscle below.
Etymology
adipLatinanimal fat
+oseLatinfull of

The Latin noun referred to the soft fat of animals. Its adjective meant “fatty,” giving adipose its meaning of relating to body fat.

In context

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More examples

  • Researchers study how adipose stores energy.
  • The sample contains both muscle and adipose tissue.
  • A protective layer of adipose surrounds several internal organs.

Similar words

fatty
Broader; can describe food as well as body tissue.
fat
The everyday noun for this tissue or its stored material.