panniculus

[ puh-nik-yuh-luhs ]

/ pəˈnɪk yə ləs /

noun, plural pan·nic·u·li [puh-nik-yuh-lahy]. /pəˈnɪk yəˌlaɪ/. Anatomy.

a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.

Origin of panniculus

<Latin: small piece of cloth, rag, equivalent to pann(us) cloth, rag (cf. pane) + -i--i- + -culus-cule¹; see panicle

OTHER WORDS FROM panniculus

pan·nic·u·lar, adjective

Words nearby panniculus

Panner's disease, pannhas, pannicular hernia, panniculectomy, panniculitis, panniculus, panniculus adiposus, panniculus carnosus, pannier, pannikin, pannikin boss

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Example sentences from the Web for panniculus

This elevation is produced by the fleshy portion of the panniculus.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer
In this family and in the tenrec most of the species are protected by spines implanted in the skin-muscle, or panniculus carnosus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6|Various
As we pointed out above, there is also a panniculus muscle of the shoulder and one of the neck.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer
This latter part is considered by some writers as forming a portion of the panniculus muscle of the neck.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer

Now, some persons can move the skin of their hairy heads; and is this not effected by the panniculus?
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin

Medical definitions for panniculus

panniculus

[ pə-nĭk′yə-ləs ]

n. pl. pan•nic•u•li (-lī′)

A sheet or layer of tissue.

单词	panniculus
释义	panniculus [ puh-nik-yuh-luhs ] / pəˈnɪk yə ləs / noun, plural pan·nic·u·li [puh-nik-yuh-lahy]. /pəˈnɪk yəˌlaɪ/. Anatomy. a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat. Origin of panniculus <Latin: small piece of cloth, rag, equivalent to pann(us) cloth, rag (cf. pane) + -i--i- + -culus-cule¹; see panicle OTHER WORDS FROM panniculus pan·nic·u·lar, adjective Words nearby panniculus Panner's disease, pannhas, pannicular hernia, panniculectomy, panniculitis, panniculus, panniculus adiposus, panniculus carnosus, pannier, pannikin, pannikin boss Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for panniculus This elevation is produced by the fleshy portion of the panniculus. Artistic Anatomy of Animals\|douard Cuyer In this family and in the tenrec most of the species are protected by spines implanted in the skin-muscle, or panniculus carnosus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6\|Various As we pointed out above, there is also a panniculus muscle of the shoulder and one of the neck. Artistic Anatomy of Animals\|douard Cuyer This latter part is considered by some writers as forming a portion of the panniculus muscle of the neck. Artistic Anatomy of Animals\|douard Cuyer Now, some persons can move the skin of their hairy heads; and is this not effected by the panniculus? More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II\|Charles Darwin Medical definitions for panniculus panniculus [ pə-nĭk′yə-ləs ] n. pl. pan•nic•u•li (-lī′) A sheet or layer of tissue. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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