Plural form of adipose; multiple instances or types of fatty tissue, or relating to fat in the body.
From Latin 'adiposus' meaning fatty, derived from 'adeps' (fat or lard). The plural form is used in anatomical and medical contexts.
Scientists love pluralizing Latin adjectives because it makes singular observations sound like they're cataloging vast categories—'adiposes' makes fat tissue sound like a collection of distinct scientific phenomena.
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