Tissue that connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs, typically having relatively few cells embedded in an amorphous matrix, often with collagen or other fibres, and including cartilaginous, fatty, and elastic tissues.
〔剖〕结缔组织
a thin sheet of connective tissue
count nounconnective tissues form the framework of the vertebrate body
Example sentencesExamples
One of the special connective tissues, adipose tissue, serves as a reservoir of energy and as a soft packing in potential spaces and for organs.
They are arranged in bundles, separated by sheets of connective tissue containing collagen.
Fibrosis is the replacement of functional hepatic tissue with nonfunctional connective tissue.
A septum of connective tissue separates the circular muscle layers of the pylorus and duodenum.
This demonstrates that limb muscle cells have a different lineage to that of limb connective tissues (cartilage and tendons).
Definition of connective tissue in US English:
connective tissue
noun
Anatomy
Tissue that connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs, typically having relatively few cells embedded in an amorphous matrix, often with collagen or other fibers, and including cartilaginous, fatty, and elastic tissues.
〔剖〕结缔组织
a thin sheet of connective tissue
count nounconnective tissues form the framework of the vertebrate body
Example sentencesExamples
One of the special connective tissues, adipose tissue, serves as a reservoir of energy and as a soft packing in potential spaces and for organs.
Fibrosis is the replacement of functional hepatic tissue with nonfunctional connective tissue.
This demonstrates that limb muscle cells have a different lineage to that of limb connective tissues (cartilage and tendons).
A septum of connective tissue separates the circular muscle layers of the pylorus and duodenum.
They are arranged in bundles, separated by sheets of connective tissue containing collagen.