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adipose tissue

 
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–noun
loose connective tissue in which fat cells accumulate.
Origin:
1850–55
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adipose tissue  
n.  A type of connective tissue that contains stored cellular fat.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

adipose tissue [(ad-uh-pohs)]

Connective tissue that contains cells filled with fat; fat tissue.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: adipose tissue
Function: noun
: connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

adipose tissue n.
A connective tissue consisting chiefly of fat cells surrounded by reticular fibers and arranged in lobular groups or along the course of one of the smaller blood vessels.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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