Explore: Subcutaneous Tissue

The subcutaneous tissue (from Latin subcutaneous 'beneath the skin'), also called the hypodermis, hypoderm (from Greek 'beneath the skin'), subcutis, or

refers to the subcutaneous tissue, and emphysema refers to trapped air pockets. Since the air generally comes from the chest cavity, subcutaneous emphysema

to injection with a syringe. A subcutaneous injection is administered into the fatty tissue of the subcutaneous tissue, located below the dermis and epidermis

participate in wound healing. The subcutaneous tissue is a layer of fat between the dermis and underlying fascia. This tissue may be further divided into two

literal meaning: "a small nodule". Since a small nodule can represent any tissue from a harmless nevus to a malignant tumor, this use of the term is not

The subcutaneous tissue of penis (or superficial penile fascia) is continuous above with the fascia of Scarpa, and below with the dartos tunic of the

by tissues or cleared by immune system action. Bruises which do not blanch under pressure can involve capillaries at the level of skin, subcutaneous tissue

naturalist Conrad Gessner in 1551. In humans, adipose tissue is located beneath the skin (subcutaneous fat), around internal organs (visceral fat), in bone

thickening, air, or fluid in the subcutaneous tissue. This can be summarized as the mnemonic "STAFF" (Subcutaneous irregularity or Thickening, Air, and

and is made of three distinct layers: the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue. The two main types of human skin are: glabrous skin, the hairless