connective tissue

Noun connective tissue has 1 sense

• connective tissue(n = noun.body) Array - 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; Array
has particulars: cutis, skin, tegument, areolar tissue, bone, os, bone marrow, marrow, elastic tissue, endoneurium, ligament, perineurium, perimysium, sinew, tendon, submucosa, facia, fascia, scar tissue, granulation, granulation tissue
is a kind of animal tissue
has parts: histiocyte, ground substance, intercellular substance, matrix, labrocyte, mast cell, mastocyte