connective tissue
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
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Sense 1 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
Types & categories
- animal tissue hypernym
- skin hyponym
- areolar tissue hyponym
- bone hyponym
- marrow hyponym
- elastic tissue hyponym
- endoneurium hyponym
- ligament hyponym
- perineurium hyponym
- perimysium hyponym
- sinew hyponym
- submucosa hyponym
- fascia hyponym
- scar tissue hyponym
- granulation hyponym
Parts & wholes
- histiocyte part meronym
- ground substance part meronym
- mast cell part meronym
- collagen substance meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | histiocyte |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | ground substance |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | mast cell |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | collagen |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | animal tissue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | skin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | areolar tissue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | marrow |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | elastic tissue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | endoneurium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ligament |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | perineurium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | perimysium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sinew |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | submucosa |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fascia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scar tissue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | granulation |