Connective
51connective — con•nec•tive [[t]kəˈnɛk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) serving or tending to connect 2) something that connects 3) gram. a word, as a conjunction, used to connect words, phrases, clauses, and sentences 4) bot Bot. the tissue joining the two cells of an anther… …
52connective — /kəˈnɛktɪv / (say kuh nektiv) adjective 1. serving or tending to connect. –noun 2. that which connects. 3. Grammar a word used to connect words, phrases, clauses, and sentences, as a conjunction. 4. Botany the tissue joining the two cells of the… …
53dense connective tissue — connective tissue that has closely packed fibers and does not allow extensive movement of adjacent organs and other structures, in contrast to loose connective tissue …
54epivaginal connective tissue — connective tissue surrounding the sheath of the optic nerve …
55connective tissue — noun Date: 1846 a tissue of mesodermal origin that consists of various cells (as fibroblasts and macrophages) and interlacing protein fibers (as of collagen) embedded in a chiefly carbohydrate ground substance, that supports, ensheathes, and… …
56connective tissue — any animal tissue with much dead, secreted material between the cells, e.g. ligaments, fibrous tissue, blood, bone, cartilage, fat …
57connective tissues — Tissues with cells that are irregularly distributed through a relatively large amount of intercellular material …
58connective tissue-activating peptide III — (= CTAP III) Cytokine, produced from platelet basic protein, that acts as a growth factor …
59connective tissue disease. — See collagen disease. * * * …
60connective tissue — noun 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) …
