- Fat pad
Fat pad may refer to:
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Buccal fat pad
*Fat pad sign
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fat pad — pad n a flattened mass of fatty tissue … Medical dictionary
fat-pad — An accumulation of somewhat encapsulated adipose tissue. SYN: corpus adiposum [TA], fat body. Bichat fat pad SYN: buccal fat pad. buccal fat pad an encapsuled mass of fat in the cheek on the outer side of the buccinator … Medical dictionary
Fat pad sign — The fat pad sign is a sign that is sometimes seen on lateral radiographs of the elbow following trauma. Elevation of the anterior and posterior fat pads of the elbow joint suggests the presence of an occult fracture … Wikipedia
fat pad sign — distention and displacement of the fat adjacent to a joint capsule, usually in the elbow or knee, visible on a radiograph when the joint is flexed; a sign of a fracture within the joint that involves little or no bone displacement … Medical dictionary
Infrapatellar fat pad — The infrapatellar fat pad, also known as Hoffa s fat pad, is a cylindrical piece of fat that is situated under and behind the patella bone within the knee. Potential Problems The fat pad is a normal structure but it can sometimes become a problem … Wikipedia
Buccal fat pad — The buccal fat pad (Bichat s fat pad) is an encapsuled mass of fat in the cheek on the outer side of the buccinator muscle in the space between the masseter muscle and the external surface of the buccinator. It is well developed in… … Wikipedia
abdominal fat pad — the subcutaneous fat in the abdomen … Medical dictionary
buccal fat pad — corpus adiposum buccae … Medical dictionary
calcaneal fat pad — heel p. (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
heel fat pad — heel p. (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
