retrobulbar fat
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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
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corpus adiposum orbitae — [TA] orbital fat body: a mass of fatty tissue in the posterior part of the orbit, around the optic nerve, extraocular muscles, and vessels. Called also retrobulbar fat … Medical dictionary
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