Canadian Medical Guide > Anatomy > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Adipose Tissue Terms and Definitions
Adipose Tissue
Medical Definition: | Connective tissue composed of fat cells lodged in the meshes of areolar tissue. |
Guide Notes: | inflammation = PANNICULITIS; /surg: consider also LIPECTOMY |
Brown Fat - A thermogenic form of adipose tissue found in newborns of many species, including humans, and in hibernating mammals. The tissue is capable of rapid liberation of energy and seems to be important in the maintenance of body temperature immediately after birth and upon waking from hibernation. |
Adipose Tissue Medical Definitions and Terms
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