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adipose

[ ad-uh-pohs ]

adjective

  1. fatty; consisting of, resembling, or relating to fat.


noun

  1. animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.

adipose

/ -ˌpəʊz; ˈædɪˌpəʊs /

adjective

  1. of, resembling, or containing fat; fatty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. animal fat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adipose

/ ăə-ō′ /

  1. Relating to or consisting of animal fat.
  2. Adipose tissue is a type of connective tissue consisting of adipose cells, which are specialized to produce and store large fat globules. These globules are composed mainly of glycerol esters of oleic, palmitic, and stearic acids. Adipose tissue is the main reservoir of fat in animals.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··Dz·Ա ··Dz··ٲ [ad-, uh, -, pos, -i-tee], ··· [ad-, uh, -, poh, -sis], noun
  • ····Dz adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of adipose1

First recorded in 1735–45; from Latin adip-, stem of adeps “fat, lard” + -ose 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of adipose1

C18: from New Latin adiposus, from Latin adeps fat
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“Under the microscope you see a lot of inflammatory infiltrate in the adipose tissue,” Coviello said.

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To take the research further, the team plans to leverage single-cell technology to investigate more tissues such as muscle and adipose.

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The researchers are investigating, among other things, how hormone treatment affects skeletal muscle gene expression and the mechanisms behind changes in adipose tissue.

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Unlike carbohydrates, which are stored in muscle and liver as glycogen, and fats, which are stored in adipose tissue, we have nowhere to store excess protein/amino acids.

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Major sources of this fat include adipose tissue as well as fatty acids the liver makes in response to insulin resistance and excess caloric intake.

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