panniculus (redirected from Abdominal Panniculectomy)

panniculus /pan·nic·u·lus/ (pah-nik´u-lus) pl. panni´culi   [L.] a layer of membrane.

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panniculus adipo´sus  the subcutaneous fat: a layer of fat underlying the dermis.

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pan·nic·u·lus (p-nky-ls)

n. pl. pan·nic·u·li (-l)

A sheet or layer of tissue.

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panniculus

pl. panniculi [L.] a layer of membrane.

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panniculus adiposus

the subcutaneous fat; a layer of fat underlying the corium, well developed in pigs and marine mammals.

panniculus carnosus

a muscular layer in the superficial fascia of most quadripedal mammals; it includes the cutaneous trunci.

panniculus muscle

see panniculus carnosus (above).

panniculus reflex

a quick twitch of the subcutaneous muscle along the back in response to a pinprick in the thoracolumbar area. Absence of the reflex is important in helping to localize the location of a lesion in the spinal cord.