subcutaneous tissue

n.

A layer of loose, irregular connective tissue immediately beneath the skin; it contains fat cells except in the auricles, eyelids, penis, and scrotum.

Words nearby subcutaneous tissue

subcutaneous flap, subcutaneous mastectomy, subcutaneous operation, subcutaneous ring, subcutaneous tenotomy, subcutaneous tissue, subcutaneous vein of abdomen, subcuticular, subcutis, subdeacon, subdeaconate