Definition of fat cell
: one of the fat-laden cells making up adipose tissue
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Where: Weightless, 600 Distillery Commons, Suite 150, Louisville; Acqua Wellness, 10517A Fischer Park Drive, Louisville What: Uses infrared light to penetrate human tissue and stimulate fat cells.
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Once damaged, the fat cells are swept away by the body's lymphatic system.
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Coolsculpting works over a period of several months by destroying fat cells and at the same time contracting the skin over the area.
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More specifically, Kybella dissolves the membranes lining our fat cells, causing them to spill their slippery contents, which are then gradually but efficiently expunged by the body’s own immune cells.
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Here’s why visceral fat cells are so important to your well-being.
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Researchers in Canada found those with the most organochlorines — AKA pollutants found in pesticides that are stored in fat cells — are more likely to experience a halt in metabolism opposed to those who eat pesticide-free organic produce.
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Until now, researchers have identified about 300 different types of cells in the human body, including things like fat cells and neurons.
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Accelerated fat cell metabolism would essentially tackle obesity at its root biological level, rather than simply facilitate behavioral changes.
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First Known Use of fat cell
1845
Medical Dictionary
fat cell
medical Definition of fat cell
: a fat-containing cell of adipose tissue — called also
adipocyte, lipocyte
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