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• fat-pad — An accumulation of somewhat encapsulated adipose tissue. SYN: corpus adiposum [TA], fat body. Bichat fat pad SYN: buccal fat pad. buccal fat pad an encapsuled mass of fat in the cheek on the outer side of the buccinator …   Medical dictionary

• Fat pad — may refer to:* Buccal fat pad * Fat pad sign …   Wikipedia

• fat pad — pad n a flattened mass of fatty tissue …   Medical dictionary

• pad — 1. Soft material forming a cushion, used in applying or relieving pressure on a part, or in filling a depression so that dressings can fit snugly. 2. A more or less encapsulated body of fat or some other tissue serving to fill a space or act as a …   Medical dictionary

• Fat — The word fat has more meanings that it has letters. It is among other things: {{}}A nutrient: With proteins and carbohydrates, fat, also known as lipid, is one of the three types of nutrients used as energy sources by the body. The energy… …   Medical dictionary

• Fat pad sign — The fat pad sign is a sign that is sometimes seen on lateral radiographs of the elbow following trauma. Elevation of the anterior and posterior fat pads of the elbow joint suggests the presence of an occult fracture …   Wikipedia

• fat pad sign — distention and displacement of the fat adjacent to a joint capsule, usually in the elbow or knee, visible on a radiograph when the joint is flexed; a sign of a fracture within the joint that involves little or no bone displacement …   Medical dictionary

• Infrapatellar fat pad — The infrapatellar fat pad, also known as Hoffa s fat pad, is a cylindrical piece of fat that is situated under and behind the patella bone within the knee. Potential Problems The fat pad is a normal structure but it can sometimes become a problem …   Wikipedia

• Buccal fat pad — The buccal fat pad (Bichat s fat pad) is an encapsuled mass of fat in the cheek on the outer side of the buccinator muscle in the space between the masseter muscle and the external surface of the buccinator. It is well developed in… …   Wikipedia

• Body fat redistribution syndrome — Body fat redistribution (BFR) syndrome, sometimes called fat derangement, is a medical condition characterized by fat loss (or occasionally fat gain), often in the cheeks or face. BFR most often occurs in HIV/AIDS patients undergoing… …   Wikipedia

• heel pad — 1. a specialized collection of fibrous and adipose tissue underlying the calcaneus to form a cushion for the heel; called also calcaneal fat p. and heel fat p. 2. a soft pad inserted in a shoe to cushion the heel …   Medical dictionary