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.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D040521
altLabel
Tela Subcutanea
Tissue, Subcutaneous
Fascia, Superficial
Superficial Fascia
Subcutaneous Tissues
Hypodermis
Tissues, Subcutaneous
AQL
AB AH BS CH DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
cui
C0278403
DC
1
definition
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.