| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•ren•chy•ma (pə reng′kə mə),USA pronunciation n. - Botanythe fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- Anatomy, Zoology, Zoologythe specific tissue of an animal organ as distinguished from its connective or supporting tissue.
- Zoologya type of soft, spongy connective tissue of certain invertebrates, as the flatworms.
- Pathologythe functional tissue of a morbid growth.
- Greek parénchyma literally, something poured in beside, equivalent. to par- par- + énchyma infusion; see en-2, chyme
- Neo-Latin
- 1645–55;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: parenchyma /pəˈrɛŋkɪmə/ n - unspecialized plant tissue consisting of simple thin-walled cells with intervening air spaces: constitutes the greater part of fruits, stems, roots, etc
- animal tissue that constitutes the essential or specialized part of an organ as distinct from the blood vessels, connective tissue, etc, associated with it
Etymology: 17th Century: via New Latin from Greek parenkhuma something poured in beside, from para-1 + enkhuma infusionparenchymatous /ˌpærɛŋˈkɪmətəs/ adj |