subcutaneous fat layer

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• Subcutaneous fat — is found just beneath the skin as opposed to visceral fat which is found in the peritoneal cavity. Subcutaneous fat can be measured using body fat calipers giving a rough estimate of total body adiposity. This fat aids in the process homeostasis …   Wikipedia

• Subcutaneous emphysema — Classification and external resources An abdominal CT scan of a patient with subcutaneous emphysema (arrows) ICD 10 T …   Wikipedia

• Body fat percentage — A person s body mass percentage is the total weight of the person s fat divided by the person s weight and consists of essential body fat and storage body fat. Essential body fat is necessary to maintain life and reproductive functions. The… …   Wikipedia

• layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam …   Medical dictionary

• Subcutaneous tissue — Infobox Anatomy Name = Subcutaneous tissue Latin = tela subcutanea GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = The distribution of the bloodvessels in the skin of the sole of the foot. (Subcutaneous tissue is labeled at bottom left.) Caption2 = Cross… …   Wikipedia

• Cryolipolysis — is a trademark[1] owned by Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.. According to the trademark registration file, it refers to a medical device used to destroy fat cells. Its principle relies on controlled cooling for non invasive local reduction of fat deposits …   Wikipedia

• Classification of obesity — An obese male with a body mass index of 46 kg/m²: weight 146 kg (322 lb), height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse… …   Wikipedia

• Anthropometry of the upper arm — The anthropometry of the upper arm is a set of measurements of the shape of the upper arms. Large, saggy flaps of skin under the arm are colloquially known as bingo wings,[1] after the phrase was popularised by the comedy television program Bo… …   Wikipedia

• Asian people — Asians redirects here. For a nomadic Central Asian people of antiquity, see Asii. For the individual peoples of Asia, see ethnic groups in Asia. For demographic data, see demography of Asia …   Wikipedia

• Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… …   Medical dictionary

• Kryolipolyse — Unter Kryolipolyse (von altgriechisch κρύος kryos = „Frost, Eis“, λίπα lipa = „fett“ und λύσις lysis = „Lösung, Auflösung“) versteht man die Verminderung von Fettzellen durch lokale Anwendung von Kälte zu kosmetischen Zwecken. Es handelt sich um… …   Deutsch Wikipedia