adjective
- of, relating to, or composed of fat or fatty tissue
Usage: technical/medical
noun
- plural of adipose; fatty tissue or fat deposits in the body
Usage: technical/medical; usually used in plural form
Examples
- The adiposes in the abdomen can increase with age and poor diet.
- Adiposes tissue plays an important role in storing energy.
- Regular exercise helps reduce excess adiposes throughout the body.
- The doctor examined the patient's adiposes deposits during the physical exam.
- Brown adiposes are metabolically active and help burn calories.