Cell
adipocyte Audio
ad·i·po·cyte [ ad-uh-poh-sahyt ]
Subclass of:
Connective Tissue Cells
Definitions related to adipocytes:
  • A connective tissue cell that is specialized to synthesize and store fat.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Fat-storing cells found mostly in the abdominal cavity and subcutaneous tissue.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Cells in the body that store FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. WHITE ADIPOCYTES are the predominant type and found mostly in the abdominal cavity and subcutaneous tissue. BROWN ADIPOCYTES are thermogenic cells that can be found in newborns of some species and hibernating mammals.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Adipose cell, connective-tissue cell specialized to synthesize and contain large globules of fat. There are two types of adipose cells: white adipose cells contain large fat droplets, only a small amount of cytoplasm, and flattened, noncentrally located nuclei; and brown adipose cells contain fat...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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