fatty layer
Adipose tissue deposit
A fatty layer is a deposit of adipose tissue beneath the skin or surrounding organs.
The term appears in anatomy, biology, and health contexts: The fatty layer helps insulate the body against cold.
Marine mammals have thick fatty layers—blubber—for thermal protection.
In casual use, fatty layer often refers to body fat someone wants to lose.
- adiposePertaining to stored lipids
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- tissueDisposable soft paper
cellulite · marbling · lard · cushion · skin · bacon · suet · warmth · seal · keep warm · whale · belly · pork belly · thickness · softness · padding · epidermis · greasy
- skin layersepidermis, dermis, hypodermis, subcutis, basement membrane
fatty layermuscle
Contractile body tissue
bone · skeletal muscle · lean muscle · muscle tissue · fibrous tissue
fatty layerlean mass
Non-fat body tissue
muscle mass · lean body mass · definition · musculature · six-pack
fatty, fat, fats, fatness, fatten, fattened, fattening, fattier, fattiest