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
Term information
pheno_slim
the superficial portion of the subcutaneous tissue which is specialized for fat storage[MP:0011156]
Term relations
- adipose tissue
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some hypodermis
- contributes to morphology of some hypodermis