adipose

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• adipose — [ adipoz ] n. f. • 1878; du rad. de adipeux et 2. ose ♦ Pathol. État morbide caractérisé par la surcharge graisseuse du tissu cellulaire. ⇒ obésité. ● adipose nom féminin État morbide déterminé par la surcharge graisseuse du tissu cellulaire.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Adipose — Ad i*pose (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat, grease.] Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty. [1913 Webster] {Adipose fin} (Zo[ o]l.), a soft boneless fin. {Adipose tissue} (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Adipose — means fat but is usually used to refer specifically to tissue made up of mainly fat cells such as the yellow layer of fat beneath the skin. The word adipose comes from the Latin adeps meaning fat, particularly lard. * * * Denoting fat. * * *… …   Medical dictionary

• Adipose — Ad i*pose , n. (Physiol.) The fat present in the cells of adipose tissue, composed mainly of varying mixtures of tripalmitin, tristearin, and triolein. It solidifies after death. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• adipose — (adj.) 1743, from Mod.L. adiposus fatty, from L. adipem (nom. adeps, gen. adipis) soft fat of animals, from Gk. aleipha unguent, fat, related to lipos grease, fat (see LEAVE (Cf. leave) (v.)). Change of l to d …   Etymology dictionary

• adipose — s. f. 1. Obesidade. 2. Acumulação de gordura no tecido celular subcutâneo …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

• adipose — ► ADJECTIVE technical ▪ denoting body tissue used for the storage of fat. DERIVATIVES adiposity noun. ORIGIN Latin adiposus, from adeps fat …   English terms dictionary

• adipose — [ad′ə pōs΄] adj. [ModL adiposus < L adeps (gen. adipis), fat; ult. < Gr aleipha, fat; akin to lipos: see LIPO ] of, like, or containing animal fat; fatty n. fat in the connective tissue of an animal s body …   English World dictionary

• adipose — ad|i|pose [ ædı,pous ] adjective SCIENCE adipose TISSUE is used for storing fat …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• adipose — adjective technical consisting of or containing animal fat: adipose tissue …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• adipose — UK [ˈædɪˌpəʊs] / US [ˈædɪˌpoʊs] adjective medical adipose tissue is used for storing fat …   English dictionary