• A specialized form of connective tissue consisting primarily of adipocytes (fat cells), surrounded by a meshwork of collagen fibers.
  NCI
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• Connective tissue composed of fat cells lodged in the meshes of areolar tissue.
  CRISP Thesaurus
  National Institutes of Health, 2006
• Connective tissue consisting primarily of adipocytes (fat cells) and supporting structural matrix.
  CDISC Terminology
  Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
• Dense irregular connective tissue, which predominantly consists of adipocytes.
  Foundational Model of Anatomy
  University of Washington, 2017
• Fat-filled tissue.
  Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
  Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
• Specialized connective tissue composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It is the site of stored FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. In mammals, there are two types of adipose tissue, the WHITE FAT and the BROWN FAT. Their relative distributions vary in different species with most adipose tissue being white.
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
• Adipose tissue, connective tissue consisting mainly of fat cells (adipose cells, or adipocytes), specialized to synthesize and contain large globules of fat, within a structural network of fibres. It is found mainly under the skin but also in deposits between the muscles, in the intestines and in...
  Encyclopedia Britannica
  Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025