beige fat

noun

beige fat

noun

Etymology From being a color between brown and white, closer to white.

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Anatomy, Medicine, Physiology, Sciences A form of brown fat which can function akin to white fat under normal circumstances, but can function as brown fat under cold conditions.

Coordinate terms
brown fat, white fat

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