Panniculus is a medical term describing a dense layer of fatty tissue growth, consisting of subcutaneous fat in the lower abdominal area. It can be a result of obesity and can be mistaken for a tumor or hernia. Abdominal panniculus can be removed during abdominal panniculectomy, a type of abdominoplasty. A panniculus can also be the result of loos...
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A sheet or layer of tissue. ... Origin: L. Dim. Of pannus, cloth ... Panniculus adiposus, the superficial fascia which contains an abundance of fat deposit in its areolar substance. ... Panniculus carnosus, the skeletal muscle layer in the superficial fascia represented in humans by the platysma muscle; it is much more extensive in lower mammals. ....
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(pә-nik´u-lәs) Latin word meaning a thin layer. panniculus adiposus the subcutaneous fat; a layer of fat underlying the dermis. panniculus carnosus a muscular layer in the superficial fascia, well developed in certain animals; represented in hum...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pă-nik′yū-lŭs, -lī Synonyms: layer
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diminutive of Latin pannus = cloth.
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