white adipose tissue

English

Noun

white adipose tissue (countable and uncountable, plural white adipose tissues)

1. (medicine, physiology) One of the two types of adipose tissue present in mammals, providing heat insulation, mechanical cushion, and a source of energy, and comprising as much as 20% of the body weight in men and 25% of the body weight in women.

Synonyms

• WAT
• white fat

Coordinate terms

• brown adipose tissue
• beige fat
• fat

Related terms

• brown adipose tissue
• adipose tissue
• adipose
• tissue