connective tissue
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1. 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 (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | animal tissue, |
| definition | : | the tissue in the bodies of animals (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | cutis, skin, tegument, |
| definition | : | a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | areolar tissue, |
| definition | : | fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | bone, os, |
| definition | : | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | bone marrow, marrow, |
| definition | : | the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | elastic tissue, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | endoneurium, |
| definition | : | delicate connective tissue around individual nerve fibers in nerve (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | ligament, |
| definition | : | a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | perineurium, |
| definition | : | the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | perimysium, |
| definition | : | the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of muscle fibers (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | sinew, tendon, |
| definition | : | a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | submucosa, |
| definition | : | the connective tissue beneath mucous membrane (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | facia, fascia, |
| definition | : | a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | scar tissue, |
| definition | : | the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | granulation, granulation tissue, |
| definition | : | new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process (noun.state) |
| part holonym | : | histiocyte, |
| definition | : | a macrophage that is found in connective tissue (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | labrocyte, mast cell, mastocyte, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.body) |
| substance holonym | : | collagen, |
| definition | : | a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling (noun.body) |
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