adipose tissue
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- noun
- /ˈædɪˌpoʊs ˈtɪʃu/
- Specialized
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tejido adiposo
- PCBs are ubiquitous environmental contaminants with a tendency to bioaccumulate up the food chain and sequester in human adipose tissue.
- liver and adipose tissue
- muscle and adipose tissue
- Human adipose tissue
Then you're putting on adipose tissue and you're changing your microbiome.
- Then you're putting on adipose tissue and you're changing your microbiome.
- Cognitive functioning is actually linked to levels of adipose tissue and so forth.
- We have white fat, white adipose tissue and we have brown fat or brown adipose tissue.
- OK, adipose tissue, adipocytes, and the way that they form looks like bubble wrap.
- They had their own adipose tissue taken.
Examples
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And we know that just having that extra adipose tissue has effects on the metabolism, has effects on inflammation.
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One of the mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of hypogonadism associated with obesity is the increased aromatase activity in adipose tissue.
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Cognitive functioning is actually linked to levels of adipose tissue and so forth.
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In normal circumstances, no skeletal muscle or adipose tissue is present in the cranium.
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Marine mammals are the only animals that have a similar tendency to insulate themselves with layers of adipose tissue.
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Organochlorine compounds are lipid-soluble and tend to accumulate in adipose tissue.
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It seems that our personal fat threshold, how much fat we can store in the subcutaneous adipose tissue compartment, is largely determined by genes.
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Both TNF-α and IL-6 are also expressed in adipose tissue.
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Patients with peripheral neuropathy had higher calf intermuscular adipose tissue volume, which has been shown to be associated with poor muscle strength.
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The structure of adipose tissue allows it to store energy and provide insulation for the body.
Synonyms
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A soft oily substance in animals and plants that stores energy
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A part of the body that stores fat for energy and helps keep you warm
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a type of body tissue made of fat' is directly and compositionally derived from 'adipose' (fat-containing) modifying 'tissue' (group of cells), so a learner who knows both constituent meanings can infer the MWE. Although the term is somewhat technical/medical, its adjective + noun structure and cross-linguistic equivalents make the sense transparent to someone familiar with the parts.
Etymology
Adipose tissue is a simple name: adipose means 'fat' and tissue means a group of cells, so it pictures cells that store fat like small bags. Those fat cells keep extra 'energy' and cushion organs, so the name explains why it refers to the body's fatty layer.