Panniculus

Panniculus

Panniculus is a medical term describing a dense layer of fatty tissue growth, usually in the abdominal cavity. [http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/panniculus] It can be a result of morbid obesity and can be mistaken for a tumor or hernia. Abdominal panniculus (the "apron" in layman's terms) can be removed during abdominal panniculectomy, a type of abdominoplasty. A panniculus can also be the result of loose tissues after pregnancy or massive weight loss. [http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1072751507000786]

Grading of abdominal panniculus

;Grade 1:Panniculus barely covers the hairline and mons pubis but not the genitalia.

;Grade 2:Extends to cover the genitalia.

;Grade 3:Extends to cover the upper thigh

;Grade 4:Extends to cover the mid thigh.

;Grade 5:Extends to cover the knees or beyond.

ee also

* Pannus
* Panniculus adiposus
* Panniculus carnosus

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  • panniculus — SYN: layer. [L. dim. of pannus, cloth] p. adiposus [TA] SYN: fatty layer of subcutaneous tissue. p. adiposus telae subcutaneae abdominis [TA] SYN: fatty layer of subcutaneous tissue of abdomen. p. carnosus the skeletal muscle …   Medical dictionary

  • panniculus — n. a membranous sheet of tissue. For example, the panniculus adiposus is the fatty layer of tissue underlying the skin …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Pannicŭlus adipōsus — (lat.), Fetthaut, s. Haut, S. 903 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • panniculus adiposus — panniculus ad·i·po·sus .ad ə pō səs n any superficial fascia bearing deposits of fat * * * [TA] subcutaneous fat: a layer of adipose tissue underlying the dermis. Called also pannus …   Medical dictionary

  • panniculus carnosus — panniculus car·no·sus kär nō səs n a thin sheet of striated muscle lying within or just beneath the superficial fascia, serving to produce local movement of the skin, and well developed in many lower mammals but in humans represented primarily by …   Medical dictionary

  • Panniculus carnosus — The panniculus carnosus is part of the subcutaneous tissue. It consists of sheets of flat muscle contained in the panniculus adiposus. The general arrangement is that one end of the muscle sheet is attached to skin s dermis and the other is… …   Wikipedia

  • Panniculus adiposus — The panniculus adiposus is part of the subcutaneous tissue. It is a fatty layer deep to the skin. In certain animals, including humans, it is abundant and widely distributed, and contains fibrous bands connecting the overlying skin to deep fascia …   Wikipedia

  • Panniculus adiposus — Panni̱culus adipo̱sus [lat. panniculus = Läppchen, Fetzen; ↑adiposus] m; : Unterhautfettgewebe, in Fettzellen umgewandelte untere Bindegewebsschicht der Haut …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

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