PANNICULUS


Meaning of PANNICULUS in English

— pannicular , adj.

/peuh nik"yeuh leuhs/ , n. , pl. panniculi /-luy'/ . Anat.

a layer of tissue, esp. a subcutaneous layer of fat.

[ pann ( us ) cloth, rag (cf. PANE) + -i- -I- + -culus -CULE 1 ; see PANICLE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .