FATTY TISSUE
Dictionary entry overview: What does fatty tissue mean?
• FATTY TISSUE (noun)
The noun FATTY TISSUE has 1 sense:
1. a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
Familiarity information: FATTY TISSUE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FATTY TISSUE (noun)
Meaning:
A kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
adipose tissue; fatty tissue; fat
Context example:
fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold
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)
