connective tissue

connective tissue

n.

Tissue arising chiefly from the embryonic mesoderm that is characterized by a highly vascular matrix and includes collagenous, elastic, and reticular fibers, adipose tissue, cartilage, and bone. It forms the supporting and connecting structures of the body.

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connective tissue

Noun

body tissue that supports organs, fills the spaces between them, and forms tendons and ligaments

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connective tissue  (k-nktv)

Tissue that connects, supports, binds, or encloses the structures of the body. Connective tissues are made up of cells embedded in an extracellular matrix and include bones, cartilage, mucous membranes, fat, and blood.

Thesaurus

Noun

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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 cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals areolar tissue - fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates bone marrow, marrow - the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones collagen - a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling elastic tissue - connective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins and arteries and in some tendons and ligaments endoneurium - delicate connective tissue around individual nerve fibers in nerve ligament - a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs perineurium - the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers perimysium - the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of muscle fibers sinew, tendon - a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment submucosa - the connective tissue beneath mucous membrane histiocyte - a macrophage that is found in connective tissue ground substance, intercellular substance, matrix - the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded facia, fascia - a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc scar tissue - the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars labrocyte, mast cell, mastocyte - a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation granulation, granulation tissue - new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process