Subcutaneous Tissue
"Subcutaneous Tissue" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D040521
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.165.887
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| Concept/Terms |
Subcutaneous Tissue- Subcutaneous Tissue
- Subcutaneous Tissues
- Tissue, Subcutaneous
- Tissues, Subcutaneous
- Fascia, Superficial
- Superficial Fascia
- Tela Subcutanea
- Hypodermis
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