Connective
71connective tissue — noun 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 (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑animal tissue • Hyponyms: ↑skin, ↑tegument, ↑cutis,… …
72connective tissue disease. — See collagen disease …
73Logical connective — This article is about connectives in classical logic. For connectors in natural languages, see discourse connective. For connectives and operators in other logics, see logical constant. For other logical symbols, see table of logic symbols. In… …
74Mixed connective tissue disease — Classification and external resources ICD 10 M35.1 ICD 9 710.8 …
75Dense connective tissue — Latin textus connectivus compactus Code TH H2.00.03.1.00003 Dense connective tissue, also called dense fibrous tissue, has fibers as its main matrix element. [1] Dense connective tissue is mainly composed of collagen type I. Crowded between the… …
76Reticular connective tissue — Older textbooks typically refer to elastic and reticular connective tissues as specialized connective tissues. Reticular connective tissue is a type of loose irregular connective tissue and has a network of reticular fibers (fine type III… …
77Mucoid connective tissue — Mucous connective tissue (or mucous tissue) is a type of connective tissue found during fetal development. It is composed mainly of ground substance with few cells or fibers. It can also be referred to a group of mucoproteins found in certain… …
78Fibrous connective tissue — In zootomy, fibrous connective tissue (FCT) is a type of connective tissue which has relatively high tensile strength, due to a relatively high concentration of collagenous fibers. Such tissues form ligaments and tendons; the majority of the… …
79Areolar connective tissue — Areolar tissue (a type of loose connective tissue ) exhibits loosely organized fibers, abundant blood vessels, and a lot of seemingly empty space. Its fiber run in random directions and are mostly collagenous, but elastic and reticular fibers are …
80Mixed connective tissue disease — A mixture of three diseases of connective tissue (the framework of the cells of the body) systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, and polymyositis. Patients with mixed connective tissue disease typically have features of each of the three… …
