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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
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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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