What does the suffix sis mean? The suffix sis is used to form nouns of action from verbs such as the process, state, or condition. Examples include thesis and aphesis. The suffix is Greek in origin.
1. fat cell-cells composed of fat. adipose cell. somatic cell, vegetative cell-any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells;. fat cell-cells composed of fat. adipose cell. somatic cell, vegetative cell-any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells;
Adipocytes are cells that make up adipose tissue. Adipose tissue is what we call FAT. We have millions of fat cells in our body and they're not going anywhere. The fat cells that we create throughout childhood and adolescence stick with us forever (turning over once every 8 years). Fat cells hold energy in the form of triglycerides.