adipose tissue

English

Noun

adipose tissue (uncountable)

(anatomy) Connective tissue which stores fat, and which cushions and insulates the body.

Derived terms

Translations

tissue

Bulgarian: мастна тъкан f (mastna tǎkan)
Catalan: teixit adipós m
Czech: tuková tkáň f
Dutch: vetweefsel (nl) n
Finnish: rasvakudos (fi)
French: tissu adipeux
Galician: tecido adiposo m
German: Fettgewebe n

Greek: λιπώδης ιστός m (lipódis istós)
Hungarian: zsírszövet (hu)
Italian: tessuto adiposo (it) m
Polish: tkanka tłuszczowa (pl)
Portuguese: tecido adiposo m
Romanian: țesut adipos (ro) n
Spanish: tejido adiposo (es) m

See also

Further reading

adipose tissue on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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