adipose tissue

noun

: connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat

Examples of adipose tissue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Previous research has shown that excess fat, or adipose tissue, influences the hormone pathways that regulate puberty, said Erin Hennessy, director of the ChildObesity180 program at Tufts University, who wasn’t part of the study. —Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 7 May 2025

The function of white fat, or white adipose tissue (WAT), is primarily to store energy. —New Atlas, 16 June 2025

Fat loss involves lowering body fat (adipose tissue) while maintaining or increasing lean muscle mass. —Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 June 2025

The differences mean regular exercisers had a greater capacity to store fat in the subcutaneous adipose tissue, reducing the need to store it in visceral adipose tissue—a type of fat tissue that lives around organs like the liver and heart. —Lauryn Higgins, Health, 1 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adipose tissue

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Kids Definition

adipose tissue

noun

: tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells swollen by droplets of fat

Medical Definition

adipose tissue

noun

: connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat