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CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("connective tissue" is a kind of...):
animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)
Meronyms (parts of "connective tissue"):
histiocyte (a macrophage that is found in connective tissue)
ground substance; intercellular substance; matrix (the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded)
labrocyte; mast cell; mastocyte (a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation)
Meronyms (substance of "connective tissue"):
collagen (a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connective tissue"):
cutis; skin; tegument (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)
areolar tissue (fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net)
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
bone marrow; marrow (the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones)
elastic tissue (connective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins and arteries and in some tendons and ligaments)
endoneurium (delicate connective tissue around individual nerve fibers in nerve)
ligament (a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs)
perineurium (the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers)
perimysium (the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of muscle fibers)
sinew; tendon (a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment)
submucosa (the connective tissue beneath mucous membrane)
facia; fascia (a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc)
scar tissue (the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars)
granulation; granulation tissue (new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process)
Context examples:
Meshwork of embryonic connective tissue in the mesoderm from which are formed the connective tissues of the body and the blood and lymphatic vessels.
(Mesenchyme, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of a connective tissue core and overlying epithelium.
(Cervical Fibroepithelial Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of a connective tissue core covered by stratified squamous epithelium.
(Oropharyngeal Squamous Papilloma, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of connective tissue composed of chondrocytes and an extracellular matrix, composed of collagen, elastin, and ground substance.
(Cartilage, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein plays a role in protein processing and may be involved in connective tissue remodeling at sites of infection.
(Cathepsin G, NCI Thesaurus)
Connective tissue that forms the skeletal components of the body.
(Bone, NCI Thesaurus)
Papillary structures lined with cuboidal respiratory epithelium containing connective tissue core.
(Papilloma of the Mouse Pulmonary System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
It is characterized by the presence of odontogenic epithelium which is embedded in a connective tissue stroma.
(Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
The fat and connective tissue that surrounds the uterus.
(Parametrium, NCI Dictionary)
It is characterized by the presence of a malignant connective tissue component and a benign epithelial component.
(Ameloblastic Fibrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
