connective tissue
Noun
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Noun
connective tissue
- (anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix).
- French: tissu conjonctif
- German: Bindegewebe
- Italian: tessuto connettivo
- Portuguese: tecido conjuntivo
- Russian: соедини́тельная ткань
- Spanish: tejido conjuntivo
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