stratum musculosum panniculi adiposi telae subcutaneae

stratum musculosum panniculi adiposi telae subcutaneae
[TA] muscle layer of fatty layer of subcutaneous tissue: a layer of muscle fibers present within the fatty layer of the subcutaneous tissue in some parts of the body, which produces contraction or movement of the skin.

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  • stratum — One of the layers of differentiated tissue, the aggregate of which forms any given structure, such as the retina or the skin. SEE ALSO: lamina, layer. [L. sterno, pp. stratus, to spread out, strew, ntr. of pp. as noun, s., a bed cover, layer] s.… …   Medical dictionary

  • muscle layer of fatty layer of subcutaneous tissue — stratum musculosum panniculi adiposi telae subcutaneae …   Medical dictionary

  • 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

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