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depot /de·pot/ (de´po) (dep´o) a body area in which a substance, e.g., a drug, can be accumulated, deposited, or stored and from which it can be distributed. depot [dē′pō, dep′ō] Etymology: Fr, depository 1 n, any area of the body in which drugs or other substances such as fat are stored and from which they can be distributed. 2 adj, (of a drug) injected or implanted to be slowly absorbed into the circulation. depot (dē´pō), n in physiology, the site of accumulation, deposit, or storage of body products not immediately or actively involved in metabolic processes (e.g., a fat depot). depot a body area in which a substance, e.g. a drug, can be accumulated, deposited or stored and from which it can be distributed. fat depot a site in the body in which large quantities of fat are stored, as in adipose tissue. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Swedish Meatballs, "with freshly made buttered egg noodles," will contribute 860 calories and 21 grams of bad fat to those freshly made fat depots under your belt and inside your artery walls. Lipid uptake within the central fat depots is higher than in peripheral fat depots (specifically the femoral- Fuels are delivered to the muscles via the bloodstream, indirectly from fat depots (which are tapped in certain patterns). |
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