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FATTY TISSUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
Example:
fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold
Synonyms:
adipose tissue; fat; fatty tissue
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fatty tissue" is a kind of...):
animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fatty tissue"):
flab (loose or flaccid body fat)
atheroma (a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow)
cellulite (lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.)
puppy fat (fat on the body of a baby or child; disappears at adolescence)
mons; mons pubis; mons veneris (a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women)
belly; paunch (a protruding abdomen)
love handle; spare tire (excess fat around the waistline)
Context examples:
The key organs of the mother that were affected by exercise were: white adipose tissue – the fatty tissue that stores lipids and can be found in different parts around the body, including beneath the skin and around internal organs; skeletal muscle – muscle tissue that uses glucose and fats for contraction and movement; the liver – the organ that stores, as well as syntheses lipids and glucose.
(Exercise in pregnancy improves health of obese mothers by restoring their tissues, University of Cambridge)
New findings from mouse models reveal that the type of immune response that helps maintain healthy metabolism in fatty tissues, called type 2 immunity, also drives obesity-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
(NIH study sheds light on immune responses driving obesity-induced liver disease, National Institutes of Health)
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