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FAT CELL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Cells composed of fat

Synonyms:

adipose cell; fat cell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("fat cell" is a kind of...):

somatic cell; vegetative cell (any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes)

Meronyms (substance of "fat cell"):

fat (a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides))

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 Context examples: 

A benign (not cancer) tumor made of fat cells.

(Lipoma, NCI Dictionary)

Insulin glargine, like regular types of human insulin, regulates glucose metabolism by binding to insulin receptors on muscle and fat cells, thereby facilitating the cellular uptake of glucose.

(Insulin glargine, NCI Thesaurus)

Insulin aspart, acting faster than regular human insulin, regulates glucose metabolism by binding to insulin receptors on muscle and fat cells, thereby facilitating the cellular uptake of glucose.

(Insulin Aspart, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare cancer of the fat cells.

(Liposarcoma, NCI Dictionary)

Cells contained in the bone marrow including fat cells, stromal cells, mega karyocytes, and the immediate precursors of most blood cells.

(Bone Marrow Blood-Forming Cell, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is characterized by the presence of bland fibroblastic spindle cells, collagenous stroma formation, primitive mesenchymal round cells, and mature fat cells.

(Fibrous Hamartoma of Infancy, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare benign slow growing adipose tumor, characterized by the presence of polygonal brown fat cells with abundant cytoplasm, that arises within the nervous system.

(Hibernoma of the Central Nervous System, NCI Thesaurus)

While these results showed promise in using red and purple bran extracts to regulate glucose uptake in mice fat cells, additional research with humans is needed to verify the same positive effect.

(Colored Rice May Brighten the Menu for Diabetics in the Future, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Since one of the main purposes of this pathway is to produce NADPH for biosynthesis, this pathway occurs most predominantly in tissues like liver, fat cells, or adrenal glands that are involved in fatty acid and cholesterol biosynthesis.

(Oxidative Reactions of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A class of agents, other than statins, that are capable of inhibiting absorption of cholesterol, reducing the production and release of LDL from the liver, the release of free fatty acids stored in fat cells, or reducing the production of triglycerides.

(Non-Statin Antilipidemic Agent, NCI Thesaurus)