connective tissuenoun [ U ]
uk/kəˌnek.tɪv ˈtɪʃ.uː//-ˈtɪs.juː/us/kəˌnek.tɪv ˈtɪʃ.uː//-ˈtɪs.juː/specializedthe strong material that supports and connects the organs in the body and is also found in the joints (= places where two bones are connected)
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- grey matter
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- lymph vessel
- peptic
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- vitreous humour
- xiphoid
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Examples from literature
- Gently tease apart some muscular fibers, noting that they are attached to each other by connective tissue.
- It is composed mainly of fibrous connective tissue and is dense, opaque, and tough.
- Scrape meat with knife from lean beef cut from round until nothing but connective tissue is left.
- The ground-substance is in small amount in connective tissues proper, and is obscured by a mass of fibers.
- The inner coat consists of a delicate lining of flat cells resting upon a thin layer of connective tissue.