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Connective tissue

//kəˈnektɪv tɪ.ʃjuː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    A framework within something, with which the whole may be cohesively reconstructed or reflected. countable, figuratively, uncountable

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