panniculus adiposus
/pəˌnɪkjʊləs adɪˈpəʊsəs/ /pəˌnɪkjʊləs adɪˈpəʊzəs/Anatomy and Zoology
noun
A sheet of adipose tissue forming part of the superficial fascia in many regions of the body.
- In early use sometimes considered to be part of, or identical with, the panniculus carnosus..
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Blankaart's Physical Dictionary. From scientific Latin panniculus adiposus from post-classical Latin panniculus + adiposus.