A portion of adipose tissue that is part of the hypodermis, beneath the dermis. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: subcutaneous fat layer panniculus adiposus (tela subcutanea) panniculus adiposus telae subcutaneae hypodermis fat layer fatty layer of subcutaneous tissue
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
Subsets
pheno_slim
external definition
the superficial portion of the subcutaneous tissue which is specialized for fat storage[MP:0011156]
Term relations
Subclass of:
- adipose tissue
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some hypodermis
- contributes to morphology of some hypodermis
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