皮ひ下か脂し肪ぼう

noun

subcutaneous fat

Medical and everyday term for the layer of fat directly under the skin.

• 皮ひ下か脂し肪ぼうが厚あついと寒さむさに強つよいと言いわれる。

  It is said that thick subcutaneous fat makes one more resistant to cold.

• 健けん康こう診しん断だんで皮ひ下か脂し肪ぼうの厚あつさを測はかった。

  I had my subcutaneous fat thickness measured at a health checkup.