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panniculus |
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panniculus /pan·nic·u·lus/ (pah-nik´u-lus) pl. panni´culi [L.] a layer of membrane. panniculus adipo´sus the subcutaneous fat: a layer of fat underlying the dermis.
panniculus pl. panniculi [L.] a layer of membrane. 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. |
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