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Meanings of fatty tissue in English

Portuguese
tecido adiposo
Catalan
teixit adipós
Wikidata

A kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs.

        tecido adiposo
        Usage of fatty tissue in English
        1
        In only six out of 11 cases was vital fatty tissue found.
        Pubmed
        2
        The mechanisms that trigger involution of hemangioma into fibro- fatty tissue remain unknown.
        Pubmed
        3
        They are surrounded by hyperechogenic infiltration of the cellulo- fatty tissue.
        Pubmed
        4
        Surgical findings included a mass of fibrous scar and fatty tissue encasing the deep tendon.
        Pubmed
        5
        Brace yourself, for this shocker, guys: Breasts, are actually made of fatty tissue and mammary glands.
        Ebony
        6
        Meat is composed of muscular tissue, connective tissue or gristle, fatty tissue, blood-vessels, nerves, bone, etc.
        Public School Domestic Science
        7
        It contains fatty tissue and loops of bowel which emerge through a weakness in the abdominal muscles.
        The Irish Times
        8
        And some of the fatty tissue underneath.
        Phantoms
        9
        It corresponds to hyperplasia of mature fatty tissue and hypertrophy of synovial villi, developing within a joint.
        Pubmed
        10
        High density means there is more collagen and glandular tissue, rather than fatty tissue, in a woman's breasts.
        The Guardian
        11
        Their humps store fatty tissue which provides energy and water and their nostrils can seal themselves against the sand.
        Reuters
        12
        Pure sugar is highly nutritious, adding to the fatty tissue of the body; but it is not easy of digestion.
        The Book of Household Management
        13
        For that to happen, BPA would have to be stored in fatty tissue, rather than passing quickly through the body.
        Wired
        14
        Now banned, they are still ubiquitous because of their persistence in the environment, the food chain, and human fatty tissue.
        Pubmed
        15
        Fats simply form fatty tissue and serve as fuel to maintain the heat of the body, by combustion or oxidation.
        The Royal Road to Health; Or, the Secret of Health Without Drugs
        16
        The body was in a state of adiposcere, meaning much of its tissues had congealed into a mass of fatty tissue.
        King of the godfathers: "big joey" massino and the fall of the b...
        Translations for fatty tissue
        Portuguese
        tecido adiposo