adipous

adj

adj

Etymology From adipose + -ous.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Archaic Of or relating to adipose, the fatty tissue.

Mr. Copland Hutchison remarks*, that the cellular texture connecting the adipous membrane, to the fascia or muscles, suppurates and sloughs more readily than the adipous substance itself.1828, W. Lawrence, “Observations on the Nature and Treatment of Erysipelas”, in Medico-Chirurgical Transactions, 14 (2): 15:

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