Preferred Name |
Connective Tissue |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Connective_Tissue |
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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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label |
Connective Tissue |
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prefLabel |
Connective Tissue |
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subClassOf |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Connective_and_Soft_Tissue |
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