retro sternum= Behind the sternum, this means it is the fat pad located behind (posterior to) the sternum
"Retrosternal" means behind the sternum (breastbone), while "fat pad" refers to a localized accumulation of fat tissue. Therefore, a retrosternal fat pad is a collection of fat located behind the sternum in the chest area.
The fat pad is a normal structure in the knee. It is literally composed of fat and is bright yellow in colour and exists below the patella (kneecap) just behind the patellar tendon. In this position it buffers any shocks to the front of the knee, but itself commonly suffers injury and problems related to the fat pad are not uncommon.
It means: I (the doctor) have taken note that there is fat on the top of (whatever body part or area was being examined).
the first function of a fat pad is cushioning and the second is shock absorption. You can find them in Synovial joints.
a fat pad
Hoffa's pad, also referred to as the infrapatellar fat pad is located below the kneecap. This soft tissue separates the kneecap from the end of the thigh bone called the femoral condyle. When the kneecap is hit, the infrapatellar fat pad works similar to a shock absorber, protecting the structures underneath.
please be more specific, how should we know what you mean? it could be a kaoss pad and a mouse pad. and what do you mean by what a pad is for?
Buccal pad of fat
I believe that it can. I tried I-lipo and all that is is heat pressure on the stomach to break up the internal fat. The heat pad can help promote sweating and that also reduces belly fat.
what does 18k pad on a ring mean
Pad=stir fry
the renal fat pad.
A fat pad is less dense than the surrounding tissue, because of the large amount of fluid in fat cells. Fat pads show clearly as blacker areas on x-rays compared to the greyness of the surrounding muscles and ligaments.