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adipose(dictionary)
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Adipose tissue(medicine)
adipose tumour(medicine)
adipose infiltration(medicine)
adipose fossae(medicine)
adipose capsule(medicine)
adipose cell(medicine)
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adipose (iou)



adipose adjective & noun. M18.
[mod. Latin adiposus, formed as ADIPIC + -OSE1.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to animal fat. Of tissue: concerned with the storage of fat. M18.
adipose fin a small, rayless, fleshy, dorsal fin present in certain fishes, notably in the salmon family.
b. noun. Adipose tissue. M19.
adi'posity noun fatness, obesity M19.
adipous adjective = ADIPOSE adjective in less techn. contexts M17.