单词 | parenchyma |
释义 | parenchyma —parenchymal, parenchymatous /par'euhng kim"euh teuhs/, adj. /peuh reng"keuh meuh/, n. 1. Bot. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide. 2. Anat. , Zool. the specific tissue of an animal organ as distinguished from its connective or supporting tissue. 3. Zool. a type of soft, spongy connective tissue of certain invertebrates, as the flatworms. 4. Pathol. the functional tissue of a morbid growth. [1645-55; < NL < Gk parénchyma lit., something poured in beside, equiv. to par- PAR- + énchyma infusion; see EN-2, CHYME] |
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