HealthAugust 13, 2026

adipose

AD-uh-pohs

Definition

Relating to or consisting of animal fat, specifically referring to the body tissues where fat is stored.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'adeps', meaning 'fat' or 'lard'. It entered English in the mid-19th century as a scientific term for fat tissue.

In the news

The article uses this term to describe tissue that becomes dysfunctional during obesity, noting that NRF2 signaling can influence how these fat-storing cells adapt to metabolic stress.

How Obesity Triggers Cellular Stress Through Unfolded Protein Response and NRF2 Signaling

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Bioengineer.org

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