connective tissue
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
connective tissue
▶noun Anatomy tissue that connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs, including cartilaginous, fatty, and elastic tissues.
'connective tissue' also found in these Oxford entries:
adipocyte
- ascorbic acid
- cartilage
- cellulitis
- chondroitin
- collagen
- elastin
- fibroblast
- fibroma
- fibrosis
- fibrositis
- follicle
- glia
- granuloma
- gumma
- hyaluronic acid
- ligament
- Marfan's syndrome
- mast cell
- mucopolysaccharide
- myxoma
- perichondrium
- perimysium
- perineurium
- periosteum
- proteoglycan
- scleroderma
- submucosa
- syndesmosis
- tarsus
- trabecula
