fibrofatty
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- adjective
- Specialized
- It is a thin layer of moderately dense connective tissue that lies immediately deep to the hair follicles and subdermal fibrofatty tissue.
- fibrofatty tissue
Examples
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Surgical exploration revealed that an encapsulated, fibrofatty nodular mass extended from the hyoid bone down to the supraclavicular fossa.
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Microscopic examination showed fibrofatty tissue with numerous anastomosing empty vascular spaces lined by a single layer of endothelial cells, diagnostic of a lymphangioma (Figure 4).
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This is most likely associated with the finding that the thymus gland reaches its largest relative size by age four and its largest absolute size by puberty, at which time it begins to involute and is replaced by fibrofatty tissue.
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Histopathological examination demonstrates fibrofatty infiltration of the epineurium, causing compression of the nerve fascicle and subsequent delayed neural atrophy.
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Other authors maintain vehemently that complete excision of this fibrofatty growth is contraindicated because it may cause intolerable sensory or motor disturbances and, therefore, should never be offered as a treatment option for FLH (18, 26, 43).
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The doctor explained that the tumor was a fibrofatty mass that included both fibrous and fatty tissues.
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During the surgery, the team encountered a fibrofatty tissue which complicated the procedure due to its dense composition.
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A fibrofatty deposit was noted in the imaging report, suggesting the presence of both fibrous and fatty components.
Synonyms
Made of both tough tissue and fat
How Fatty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fibrofatty joins fibro- meaning 'fiber' and fatty meaning 'fat', so it describes tissue that is a mix of tough, thread-like material and soft fat.