| panniculus | A sheet or layer of tissue. Origin: L. Dim. Of pannus, cloth Panniculus adiposus, the superficial fascia which contains an abundance of fat deposit in its areolar substance. Panniculus carnosus, the skeletal muscle layer in the superficial fascia represented in humans by the platysma muscle; it is much more extensive in lower mammals. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| panniculus carnosus muscle | <anatomy> A sheet of muscle, lying beneath the skin, by which the skin can be made to shiver; it is especially well developed in the horse, in man, platysma. (05 Mar 2000) |