Preferred Name | Connective Tissue | |
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Definitions |
The supporting or framework tissue of the animal body, formed of fibrous and ground substance with more or less numerous cells of various kinds; it is derived from the mesenchyme, and this in turn from the mesoderm; the varieties of connective tissue are: areolar or loose; adipose; dense, regular or irregular, white fibrous; elastic; mucous; and lymphoid tissue; cartilage; and bone; the blood and lymph may be regarded as connective tissues the ground substance of which is a liquid. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C12374 |
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ALT_DEFINITION |
The supporting or framework tissue of the body, formed of fibrous and ground substance with a variety of cell types. The varieties of connective tissue are: areolar or loose; adipose; dense, regular or irregular, white fibrous; elastic; mucous; lymphoid tissue; cartilage; bone. Supporting tissue that surrounds other tissues and organs. Specialized connective tissue includes bone, cartilage, blood, and fat. |
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C12374 |
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Contributing_Source |
CDISC GDC NICHD |
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definition |
The supporting or framework tissue of the animal body, formed of fibrous and ground substance with more or less numerous cells of various kinds; it is derived from the mesenchyme, and this in turn from the mesoderm; the varieties of connective tissue are: areolar or loose; adipose; dense, regular or irregular, white fibrous; elastic; mucous; and lymphoid tissue; cartilage; and bone; the blood and lymph may be regarded as connective tissues the ground substance of which is a liquid. |
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Display_Name |
Connective Tissue |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77529 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77526 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C90259 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C177537 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C118468 |
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Is_Value_For_GDC_Property |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C83315 |
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label |
Connective Tissue |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Connective_Tissue |
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Maps_To |
Connective Tissue |
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Preferred_Name |
Connective Tissue |
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prefixIRI |
NCIT:C12374 |
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prefLabel |
Connective Tissue |
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Semantic_Type |
Tissue |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0009780 |
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subClassOf |