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adipose

[ad-uh-pohs] / ˈæd əˌpoʊs /


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"I was particularly shocked by the recommendations for combating obesity, which did not mention the effect of MMS on adipose tissue but only affirmed self-acceptance combined with stigmatization of obesity," she says.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

“Under the microscope you see a lot of inflammatory infiltrate in the adipose tissue,” Coviello said.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025

In fact, says Coviello, under certain still unknown conditions or at a still-to-be-determined point, healthy adipose tissue acquires pathological qualities.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025

For instance, evidence suggested sympathetic nerves plug into the main kind of fat, white adipose tissue, but researchers hadn’t been able to confirm a direct connection in living animals.

From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024

It was rather like the adipose fin of a fish, but gaudy.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White