Tissue
subcutaneous fat
sub·cu·ta·ne·ous fat [ suhb-kyoo-tey-nee-uhs fat ]
Subclass of:
White Adipose Tissue
Definitions related to subcutaneous fat:
  • (subcutis) Adipose and connective tissue located deep to the dermis.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (subcutis) Adipose tissue located under the dermis. It binds underlying structures with the skin. The subcutis is important in the regulation of temperature of the skin itself and the body. The size of this layer varies throughout the body and from person to person.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Fatty tissue under the SKIN through out the body.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (subcutaneous adipose tissue) Adipose tissue, each instance of which is some layer of adipose tissue underlying the dermis.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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