Bichat's fat pad

noun

Any of the buccal fat pads.

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Meanings

nounBichat's fat pad (plural Bichat's fat pads)

plural Bichat's fat pads

  1. Any of the buccal fat pads.

Origin

Named after Xavier Bichat.

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APA

Bichat's fat pad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bichat's%20fat%20pad

MLA

“Bichat's fat pad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bichat's%20fat%20pad. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bichat's fat pad,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bichat's%20fat%20pad.

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