Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D040521
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D040521
Preferred Name

Subcutaneous Tissue

Definitions
Loose connective tissue lying under the DERMIS, which binds SKIN loosely to subjacent tissues. It may contain a pad of ADIPOCYTES, which vary in number according to the area of the body and vary in size according to the nutritional state.
Synonyms
Tissue, Subcutaneous
Subcutaneous Tissues
Fascia, Superficial
Superficial Fascia
Tela Subcutanea
Tissues, Subcutaneous
Hypodermis
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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