The surgeon removed a small amount of adipose tissue during the procedure.
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Adipose
//ˈæd.ɪ.poʊs//
Synonyms for "adipose" (86 found)
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Closest matches (18)
Strong matches (25)
Related words (43)
Adjective(4 words)
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2 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
14 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 19 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- دُهْنِيّ adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
- نَسِيْج دُهْنِيّ noun (animal fat stored in the tissue of the body)
Armenian
1 entries- ճարպային adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
Bulgarian
3 entries- мастен adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
- тлъст adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
- тлъстина noun (animal fat stored in the tissue of the body)
Catalan
1 entries- adipós adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
Dutch
1 entries- vetweefsel noun (animal fat stored in the tissue of the body)
Finnish
4 entries- ihra adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
- pullea adj (slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft)
- rasva adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
- rasvainen adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
French
1 entries- adipeux adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
Galician
1 entries- adiposo adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
Greek
1 entries- λιπώδης adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
Indonesian
1 entries- adiposa noun (animal fat stored in the tissue of the body)
Irish
1 entries- sailleach adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
Italian
1 entries- adiposo adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
Malay
1 entries- اديڤوس noun (animal fat stored in the tissue of the body)
Polish
3 entries- pulchny adj (slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft)
- tłuszczowy adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
- tkanka tłuszczowa noun (animal fat stored in the tissue of the body)
Portuguese
1 entries- adiposo adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
Romanian
1 entries- adipos adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
Russian
4 entries- жи́рный adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
- жирово́й adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
- са́льный adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
- то́лстый adj (slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft)
Spanish
1 entries- adiposo adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
Swedish
2 entries- fett adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
- fetthaltig adj (containing, composed of, or consisting of fat)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Adipose cells store energy in the form of fat for later use by the body.
Source: tatoeba (13570144)
Scientists study adipose tissue to better understand obesity and metabolism.
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They will attack the problem specifically at key sites in the brain, digestive system, and adipose organs.
Source: wiktionary
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