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brown fat

noun

Definition of BROWN FAT

:  a mammalian heat-producing tissue occurring especially in human fetuses and newborn infants and in hibernating animals —called also brown adipose tissue
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First Known Use of BROWN FAT

1951
Medical Dictionary

brown fat

noun

Medical Definition of BROWN FAT

:  a mammalian heat-producing tissue occurring especially in human fetuses and newborn infants and in hibernating animals—called also brown adipose tissue

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