panniculus
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English
Etymology
From Latin panniculus, diminutive of pannus (“cloth”).
Noun
panniculus (countable and uncountable, plural panniculi)
- (anatomy) A dense layer of fatty tissue growth, consisting of subcutaneous fat in the lower abdominal area.
- A thin, sheet-like investment.
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Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /panˈni.ku.lus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /panˈni.ku.lus/,
Noun
panniculus m (genitive panniculī); second declension
- a piece of cloth, a small rag
- (Late Latin, medicine) membrane
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | panniculus | panniculī |
| genitive | panniculī | panniculōrum |
| dative | panniculō | panniculīs |
| accusative | panniculum | panniculōs |
| ablative | panniculō | panniculīs |
| vocative | pannicule | panniculī |
References
- “panniculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “panniculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “panniculus”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011