ADEPS, in Anatomy, is a type of Fat, found in the Cavities of the Abdomen. See FAT.Adeps differs from the common fat, called Pinguedo, in that it is thicker, harder, and of a more earthy substance.See PINGUEDO.Adeps is much the same as what we call Sevum, Suet, or Leaf. See SEVUM.Adeps is also used by physicians as a general name for fat of either kind.Adeps Anseris (Goose Fat); Adeps Canis (Fat of a Dog); Adeps Hominis (Fat of a Man); Adeps Viperis (Viper's Fat); and Adeps Ursi (Bear's Fat), are all used in medicine, in the quality of Ripeners, or Drawers; as being of a penetrating nature, and thereby suited to dissolve and rarify the tumors, and bring them, as it were, to maturity. See RIPENER.The specific virtues attributed to certain of them do not seem well warranted. See FAT, VIPER, etc.
