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fibrous tissue that is composed almost wholly of collagenous fibers.Medical dictionary. 2011.
white fibrous tissue — noun : typical connective tissue in which white fibers predominate as distinguished from elastic tissue … Useful english dictionary
fibrous tissue — the ordinary connective tissue of the body, made up largely of yellow or white fibers … Medical dictionary
white fibrocartilage — fibrocartilage in which strong bundles of white fibrous tissue predominate … Medical dictionary
Tissue — A tissue in medicine is not like a piece of tissue paper. It is a broad term that is applied to any group of cells that perform specific functions. A tissue in medicine need not form a layer. Thus, The bone marrow is a tissue; Connective tissue… … Medical dictionary
white heifer disease — a congenital condition of heifers, most commonly white ones of the Shorthorn breed, in which there is a rubberlike sheet of fibrous tissue and membrane partially or completely covering the posterior part of the vagina. Called also persistent… … Medical dictionary
white matter — noun whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths • Syn: ↑substantia alba • Hypernyms: ↑nervous tissue, ↑nerve tissue • Hyponyms: ↑nerve pathway, ↑tract, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
connective tissue — Anat. a tissue, usually of mesoblastic origin, that connects, supports, or surrounds other tissues, organs, etc. [1880 85] * * * Tissue in the body that maintains the form of the body and its organs and provides cohesion and internal support,… … Universalium
connective tissue disease — Introduction any of the diseases that affect human connective tissue. Diseases of the connective tissue can be divided into (1) a group of relatively uncommon genetic disorders (genetic disease, human) that affect the primary structure of… … Universalium
Connective tissue — is a fibrous tissue.[1] It is one of the four traditional classes of tissues (the others being epithelial, muscle, and nervous tissue). Connective Tissue (CT) is found throughout the body.In fact the whole framework of the skeleton and the… … Wikipedia
Dense connective tissue — Latin textus connectivus compactus Code TH H2.00.03.1.00003 Dense connective tissue, also called dense fibrous tissue, has fibers as its main matrix element. [1] Dense connective tissue is mainly composed of collagen type I. Crowded between the… … Wikipedia
