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Connective Tissues of the Human Body

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peritoneum
n.,
the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
adipocyte
noun
connective tissue cell specialized in the synthesis and storage of fat
adipose
adjective
consisting of, resembling or relating to fat
areolar
noun
colored ring around the nipple or around a vesicle or pustule
capillary
adjective
apparent attraction or repulsion between a liquid and a solid, observed in capillarity
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chondrocyte
noun
connective tissue cell that occupies a lacuna within the cartilage matrix
collagen
noun
any of a class of extracellular proteins serving as connective tissue between cells
compact bone
noun
noncancellous part of bone the consisting of concentric lamellar osteons and interstitial lamellae
connective tissue
noun
tissue, usually of mesoblastic origin, that connects, supports, or surrounds other tissues, organs
cutaneous membrane
noun
supple and tough, covers the entire surface of the body
dense regular
adjective
occurring at fixed intervals; normal, usual, ordinary, common
elastic cartilage
noun
yellowish flexible cartilage, the matrix is infiltrated by a network of elastic fibers
elastic fiber
noun
thick, very elastic smooth yellowish anastomosing fiber of connective tissue that contains elastin
erythrocyte
noun
cell that contains hemoglobin and is able to carry oxygen to bodily tissues
fibroblast
noun
cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue fibers
fibrocartilage
noun
type of cartilage having a large number of fibers
hyaline cartilage
noun
translucent form of cartilage, containing little fibrous tissue
leukocyte
noun
a cell (as a macrophage) of the tissues comparable to or derived from a leukocyte
lymph
noun
clear yellowish fluid containing white blood cells carried to the bloodstream by lymphatic vessels
macrophage
noun
large white blood cell that ingests foreign particles and infectious microorganisms by phagocytosis
mast cell
noun
large granular cell, common in connective tissue, that produces heparin, histamine, and serotonin
mesenchyme
noun
cells of mesodermal origin capable of developing into connective tissues, blood
monocyte
noun
large, circulating white blood cell formed in bone marrow and in the spleen
mucous
adjective
containing or secreting mucus
osteocyte
noun
cell of osseous tissue within the bone matrix
pericardum
noun
membranous sac that covers the heart and the roots of the aorta and large blood vessels
plasma cell
noun
antibody-secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody-mediated immunity
platelet
noun
small platelike body
pleura
noun
delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the thorax
reticular fiber
noun
thin branching fibers of connective tissue that spread through other tissues and organs
serous membrane
noun
any of the various thin membranes that line certain cavities of the body and exude a serous fluid
spongy bone
noun
spicules of the bone form a latticework with interstices filled with embryonic connective tissue
synovial membrane
noun
connective-tissue membrane that lines the cavity of a synovial joint and produces the synovial fluid

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