Connective Tissue
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Entry:connective tissue
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Part of Speech:noun
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Definition:1. tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells 2. supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments
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Synonyms:connective tissue.
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Hypernym:animal tissue.
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Hyponym:cutis, skin, tegument, areolar tissue, bone, os, bone marrow, marrow, elastic tissue, endoneurium, ligament, perineurium, perimysium, sinew, tendon, submucosa, facia, fascia, scar tissue, granulation, granulation tissue.
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Substance meronym:collagen.
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Part meronym:histiocyte, ground substance, intercellular substance, matrix, labrocyte, mast cell, mastocyte.