Panniculus adiposus

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Panniculus adiposus
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Identifiers
Latinpanniculus adiposus
TA98A16.0.03.002
TA27084
THH3.12.00.2.00002
FMA82501
Anatomical terminology

The panniculus adiposus is the fatty layer of the subcutaneous tissues, superficial to a deeper vestigial layer of muscle, the panniculus carnosus.[1]

It includes structures that are considered fascia by some sources but not by others. Some examples include the fascia of Camper and the superficial cervical fascia.[2]

A group of disorders of inflammation of this layer is called panniculitis.

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