connective tissue

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noun

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 (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
animal tissue
• Hyponyms:
skin, tegument, cutis, areolar tissue, bone,
os, marrow, bone marrow, elastic tissue, endoneurium, ligament,
perineurium, perimysium, tendon, sinew, submucosa, fascia,
facia, scar tissue, granulation, granulation tissue
• Substance Meronyms:
collagen
• Part Meronyms:
histiocyte, matrix, intercellular substance, ground substance, mast cell,
mastocyte, labrocyte