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areolar tissue

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Noun1.areolar tissueareolar tissue - fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net
connective tissue - tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments


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A piece of loose areolar tissue was harvested through a postauricular incision and used to seal the oval window.
Noise-induced perilymph fistula by Sataloff, Robert T. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The danger space was first described by Grodinsky and Holyoke in 1938 as the loose areolar tissue that extends from the skull base to the diaphragm between the alar and prevertebral divisions of the deep layer of the deep cervical fascia.
Minimally invasive transoral catheter-assisted drainage of a ... by Murray, Alan D. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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