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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026

Id	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D050152 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D050152
Preferred Name	Intra-Abdominal Fat
Definitions	Fatty tissue inside the ABDOMINAL CAVITY, including visceral fat and retroperitoneal fat. It is the most metabolically active fat in the body and easily accessible for LIPOLYSIS. Increased visceral fat is associated with metabolic complications of OBESITY.
Synonyms	Visceral Adipose Tissue Fats, Abdominal Visceral Retroperitoneal Fats Fat, Intra-Abdominal Visceral Fat Intra Abdominal Fat Fat, Visceral Abdominal Visceral Fats Fats, Intra-Abdominal Fat, Intra Abdominal Visceral Fats Fats, Visceral Intra-Abdominal Fats Fats, Retroperitoneal Retroperitoneal Adipose Tissue Adipose Tissue, Retroperitoneal Fat, Retroperitoneal Fat, Abdominal Visceral Abdominal Visceral Fat Adipose Tissue, Visceral Intra Abdominal Adipose Tissue Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue Retroperitoneal Fat Adipose Tissue, Intra-Abdominal See more See less
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

definition	Fatty tissue inside the ABDOMINAL CAVITY, including visceral fat and retroperitoneal fat. It is the most metabolically active fat in the body and easily accessible for LIPOLYSIS. Increased visceral fat is associated with metabolic complications of OBESITY.
altLabel	Visceral Adipose Tissue Fats, Abdominal Visceral Retroperitoneal Fats Fat, Intra-Abdominal Visceral Fat Intra Abdominal Fat Fat, Visceral Abdominal Visceral Fats Fats, Intra-Abdominal Fat, Intra Abdominal Visceral Fats Fats, Visceral Intra-Abdominal Fats Fats, Retroperitoneal Retroperitoneal Adipose Tissue Adipose Tissue, Retroperitoneal Fat, Retroperitoneal Fat, Abdominal Visceral Abdominal Visceral Fat Adipose Tissue, Visceral Intra Abdominal Adipose Tissue Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue Retroperitoneal Fat Adipose Tissue, Intra-Abdominal See more See less
prefLabel	Intra-Abdominal Fat
Machine permutation	2006
HN	2006
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
tui	T024
TERMUI	T610135 T610131 T610134 T610130 T610129 T623031 T610133 T610132 See more See less
TH	NLM (2006)
MMR	20060705
notation	D050152
Semantic type UMLS property	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/STY/T024
Inverse of AQ	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000098 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000648 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000276 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000378 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000469 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000002 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000033 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000821 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000254 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000196 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000473 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000737 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000294 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000293 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000382 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000502 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000503 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000187 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000201 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000637 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000601 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000000981 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000166 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000528 See more See less
DX	20060101
cui	C1563739 C1563740 C0738677
DC	1
MN	A10.165.114.830.500.500
AQL	AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
MDA	20040920
subClassOf	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D050153

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