- fatty tissue
- adipose t.
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fatty tissue
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fatty tissue — noun a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold • Syn: ↑adipose tissue, ↑fat • Derivationally related forms: ↑fat… … Useful english dictionary
partially defatted pork fatty tissue — noun Fresh pork fatty tissue, excluding skin, that has been rendered at a temperature not more than 120 degrees Fahrenheit and is pinkish, fresh looking and fresh smelling … Wiktionary
Fatty-replaced breast tissue — is a term used in mammography that refers to the replacement of breast tissue with fatty tissue. This commonly occurs as a woman ages. External links * [http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db alpha.aspx?CdrID=44759 Fatty replaced breast tissue] entry … Wikipedia
tissue — tissual, adj. tissuey, adj. /tish ooh/ or, esp. Brit., /tis yooh/, n., v., tissued, tissuing. n. 1. Biol. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular… … Universalium
fatty — [[t]fæ̱ti[/t]] fattier, fattiest, fatties 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Fatty food contains a lot of fat. Don t eat fatty food or chocolates... The report dispels the myth that Northerners have a fattier diet than people in the south. 2) ADJ: ADJ n… … English dictionary
fatty — I UK [ˈfætɪ] / US adjective Word forms fatty : adjective fatty comparative fattier superlative fattiest a) containing a lot of fat fatty foods b) consisting of fat fatty tissue II UK [ˈfætɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms fatty : singular fatty … English dictionary
fatty-replaced breast tissue — A term used in mammography that refers to the replacement of breast tissue with fatty tissue. This commonly occurs as a woman ages … English dictionary of cancer terms
tissue — [[t]tɪ̱ʃuː, tɪ̱sjuː[/t]] ♦♦♦ tissues 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl In animals and plants, tissue consists of cells that are similar to each other in appearance and that have the same function. As we age we lose muscle tissue... Athletes have hardly… … English dictionary
fatty — fat|ty1 [ fæti ] adjective containing a lot of fat: fatty foods a. consisting of fat: fatty tissue fatty fat|ty 2 [ fæti ] noun count OFFENSIVE an insulting word for someone who is fat … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fatty — 1. adjective /ˈfæ.ti,ˈfæ.ɾi/ a) Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat. Then in the case of excisions you have all kinds of secondary changes, pigmentary disturbances, modifications of the passions, alterations in the secretion of fatty… … Wiktionary
