connective tissue - Similar and Opposite Words

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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

Synonyms

• connective tissue

More generic

• animal tissue

More specific

• areolar tissue
• bone
• bone marrow
• cutis
• elastic tissue
• endoneurium
• facia
• fascia
• granulation
• granulation tissue
• ligament
• marrow
• os
• perimysium
• perineurium
• scar tissue
• sinew
• skin
• submucosa
• tegument
• tendon

Related

• ground substance
• histiocyte
• intercellular substance
• labrocyte
• mast cell
• mastocyte
• matrix

Related

• collagen

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