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CONJUNCTIVE TISSUE

Definition: CONJUNCTIVE TISSUE

CONJUNCTIVE TISSUE

1. (Anat.), the tissue found in nearly all parts of most animals. It yields gelatin on boiling, and consists of vriously arranged fibers which are imbedded protoplasmic cells, or corpuscles; -- called also cellular tissue and connective tissue . Adipose or fatty tissue is one of its many forms, and cartilage and bone are sometimes included by the phrase.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Specialty Definition: CONJUNCTIVE TISSUE

DomainDefinition

Biology & Biotechnology

A special type of parenchyma associated with included phloem. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: CONJUNCTIVE TISSUE

English words defined with "CONJUNCTIVE TISSUE": Connection tissue. (references)

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Modern Translation: CONJUNCTIVE TISSUE

Language Translations for "CONJUNCTIVE TISSUE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Dutch

  

verbindingsweefsel. (various references)

   

French

  

tissu conjonctif (connective tissue), parenchyme de remplissage. (various references)

   

German

  

Verbindungsgewebe. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

παρέγχυμα πληρώσεως,συνδετικός ιστός. (various references)

   

Italian

  

tessuto congiuntivo. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onjunctivecay issuetay

   

Portuguese

  

tecido conjuntivo (connective tissue), parênquima conjuntivo. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

соединительная ткань (web). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

tejido conjuntivo (connective tissue). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

katılgandoku. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: CONJUNCTIVE TISSUE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-c-e-e-i-i-j-n-n-o-s-s-t-t-u-u-v"

-3 letters: constituencies.

-4 letters: inconsecutive.

-5 letters: conjunctives, viscountcies.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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