adipousとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

adipous ‎(not comparable)

1. (anatomy, archaic) Of or relating to adipose, the fatty tissue.
   • 1828, W. Lawrence, "Observations on the Nature and Treatment of Erysipelas", Medico-Chirurgical Transactions 14 (2): 15

     Mr. Copland Hutchison remarks*, that the cellular texture connecting the adipous membrane , to the fascia or muscles, suppurates and sloughs more readily than the adipous substance itself.

使用する際の注意点

An earlier alternative to adipose, this spelling fell out of use by the middle of the 19th century.